What years did Jim Rice play?

Jim Rice played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1989.

Was Jim Rice a pitcher?

No. Jim Rice was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jim Rice hit?

Jim Rice hit 382 career home runs with 2,452 hits.

What teams did Jim Rice play for?

Jim Rice played for one team, the Boston Red Sox (1974–1989).

How many MVP awards did Jim Rice win?

Jim Rice won 1 MVP award, in 1978.

What awards did Jim Rice win?

Jim Rice won the MVP award (1978) and 2 Silver Slugger awards (1983 and 1984). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.

What were Jim Rice's career stats?

In 2,089 games, Jim Rice had 2,452 hits, 382 home runs, 1,451 RBI, 1,249 runs, and 58 stolen bases, with a .298 batting average.

What was Jim Rice's salary?

Jim Rice's last recorded salary was $2,354,748, in 1989. His highest recorded salary was $2,354,748, in 1989, and his lowest was $779,227, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1989.

What position did Jim Rice play?

Jim Rice played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jim Rice and how much did he weigh?

Jim Rice was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

How many home runs did Jim Rice hit each season?

Jim Rice's home runs by season: 1 in 1974, 22 in 1975, 25 in 1976, 39 in 1977, 46 in 1978, 39 in 1979, 24 in 1980, 17 in 1981, 24 in 1982, 39 in 1983, 28 in 1984, 27 in 1985, 20 in 1986, 13 in 1987, 15 in 1988, and 3 in 1989. His most in one season was 46, in 1978.

What was Jim Rice's career batting average?

Jim Rice batted .298 over his career, with 2,452 hits in 8,225 at bats.

Jim Rice

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1974-1989)

Jim Rice was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1989 for the Boston Red Sox, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,089 career games, he hit .298 with 2,452 hits, 382 home runs, and 1,451 RBI. Jim Rice was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 and was a 8-time All-Star, an MVP, and a 2-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 31,418.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2009

AVG .298

HR 382

RBI 1,451

H 2,452

OPS .854

PIV 31,418

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 3/8/1953 in Anderson, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-08-19
Last Game: 1989-08-03
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2009 (BBWAA)
Awards: 8× All-Star · MVP · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: James Edward Rice

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Rice — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,089	8,225	1,249	2,452	373	79	382	1,451	58	670	1,423	.298	.352	.502	.854	31,418

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career SLG .502 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — +30.3% above league average.

Career OPS .854 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — +20.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jim Rice Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	BOS	AL	24	67	6	18	2	1	1	13	0	4	12	.269	.256 (+5%)	.324 (-5%)	.369 (+1%)	.693 (-2%)	-51.8
1975	BOS	AL	144	564	92	174	29	4	22	102	10	36	122	.309	.257 (+20%)	.327 (+7%)	.374 (+31%)	.701 (+20%)	1966.6
1976	BOS	AL	153	581	75	164	25	8	25	85	8	28	123	.282	.255 (+11%)	.320 (-2%)	.360 (+34%)	.681 (+17%)	1536.0
1977	BOS	AL	160	644	104	206	29	15	39	114	5	53	120	.320	.264 (+21%)	.329 (+14%)	.401 (+48%)	.730 (+33%)	4167.1
1978	BOS	AL	163	677	121	213	25	15	46	139	7	58	126	.315	.257 (+22%)	.323 (+15%)	.378 (+58%)	.702 (+38%)	4909.2
1979	BOS	AL	158	619	117	201	39	6	39	130	9	57	97	.325	.265 (+22%)	.329 (+15%)	.397 (+50%)	.727 (+34%)	4200.8
1980	BOS	AL	124	504	81	148	22	6	24	86	8	30	87	.294	.264 (+11%)	.326 (+3%)	.387 (+30%)	.714 (+18%)	1554.8
1981	BOS	AL	108	451	51	128	18	1	17	62	2	34	76	.284	.255 (+11%)	.320 (+4%)	.368 (+20%)	.688 (+12%)	940.4
1982	BOS	AL	145	573	86	177	24	5	24	97	0	55	98	.309	.261 (+18%)	.324 (+16%)	.388 (+27%)	.712 (+22%)	2554.2
1983	BOS	AL	155	626	90	191	34	1	39	126	0	52	102	.305	.260 (+17%)	.324 (+11%)	.389 (+41%)	.714 (+28%)	3366.2
1984	BOS	AL	159	657	98	184	25	7	28	122	4	44	102	.280	.259 (+8%)	.322 (avg)	.384 (+21%)	.707 (+12%)	1333.8
1985	BOS	AL	140	546	85	159	20	3	27	103	2	51	75	.291	.257 (+13%)	.323 (+8%)	.390 (+25%)	.714 (+17%)	1751.8
1986	BOS	AL	157	618	98	200	39	2	20	110	0	62	78	.324	.257 (+26%)	.325 (+18%)	.395 (+24%)	.720 (+21%)	2712.0
1987	BOS	AL	108	404	66	112	14	0	13	62	1	45	77	.277	.262 (+5%)	.331 (+8%)	.415 (-2%)	.746 (+3%)	342.0
1988	BOS	AL	135	485	57	128	18	3	15	72	1	48	89	.264	.254 (+4%)	.317 (+4%)	.377 (+8%)	.695 (+6%)	551.0
1989	BOS	AL	56	209	22	49	10	2	3	28	1	13	39	.234	.254 (-8%)	.319 (-14%)	.375 (-8%)	.694 (-11%)	-415.7
Career · 16 seasons			2,089	8,225	1,249	2,452	373	79	382	1,451	58	670	1,423	.298	—	—	—	—	31,418

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Rice — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	71	14	16	2	1	2	7	9	21	.225

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Rice — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1988	ALCS	BOS	4	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	4	.154
1986	ALCS	BOS	7	31	8	5	1	0	2	6	1	8	.161
1986	WS	BOS	7	27	6	9	1	1	0	0	6	9	.333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Rice — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1047	4070	681	1303	208	802	.320
Away	1041	4150	568	1148	174	648	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Rice — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1989-08-03	BOS	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-08-02	BOS	BAL	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1989-08-01	BOS	BAL	W	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1989-07-31	BOS	BAL	W	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
1989-07-30	BOS	CLE	W	3	0	2	1	1	1	0
1989-07-29	BOS	CLE	W	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
1989-07-28	BOS	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-07-27	BOS	KCR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1989-07-26	BOS	KCR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989-07-25	BOS	KCR	W	5	1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Rice — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1543	1540	3103	137	66	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Rice — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	BOS	OF	3	2	4	0	1	0
1975	BOS	OF	90	90	162	6	0	0
1976	BOS	OF	98	97	199	8	7	0
1977	BOS	OF	44	44	83	4	4	1
1978	BOS	OF	114	114	245	13	3	1
1979	BOS	OF	125	125	241	8	4	1
1980	BOS	OF	109	109	233	10	3	2
1981	BOS	OF	108	108	237	9	3	0
1982	BOS	OF	145	145	273	10	9	3
1983	BOS	OF	151	151	339	21	6	5
1984	BOS	OF	157	157	336	12	4	3
1985	BOS	OF	130	130	236	8	9	1
1986	BOS	OF	156	156	330	16	8	0
1987	BOS	OF	94	94	155	12	4	2
1988	BOS	OF	19	18	30	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Jim Rice Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	1503
Center Field	1
Right Field	44
Designated Hitter	530

Awards & Honors

Jim Rice — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1986	TSN All-Star	OF
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-06-08
1984	Silver Slugger	OF
1983	Silver Slugger	OF
1983	TSN All-Star	OF
1980	Player of the Month	September
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-06-08
1979	TSN All-Star	OF
1978	Most Valuable Player
1978	Player of the Month	August
1978	Player of the Month	May
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-05-05
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-08-11
1978	TSN All-Star	OF
1978	TSN Player of the Year
1977	Outstanding DH Award
1977	Player of the Month	July
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-07-08
1977	TSN All-Star	OF
1975	TSN All-Star	OF

Salary History

Jim Rice's recorded salaries total $9,443,263 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rice's career ran from 1974 to 1989. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Jim Rice — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	BOS	AL	$2,354,748
1988	BOS	AL	$2,214,865
1987	BOS	AL	$2,110,000
1986	BOS	AL	$1,984,423
1985	BOS	AL	$779,227
Total recorded salary (partial)			$9,443,263

Award Voting History

Jim Rice — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1986	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	241.0	392	4
1984	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	10.0	392	0
1983	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	150.0	392	0
1982	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	10.0	392	0
1979	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	124.0	392	0
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	352.0	392	20
1977	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	163.0	392	1
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	154.0	336	0
1975	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	0.0	24	0

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Jim Rice: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jim Rice's first major league game on August 19, 1974; the last one listed came on August 3, 1989. Rice's only club in the season tables is the Boston Red Sox. Rice played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 8, 1953, in Anderson, SC, USA, Rice was listed at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. Jim Rice was the playing name; the full given name is James Edward.

The batting record for Rice: 2,089 games, 2,452 hits in 8,225 at bats, and a .298 average, along with 382 home runs, 1,451 runs batted in, and 58 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .352 and .502 give Rice a career OPS of .854. Over the seasons Rice played, league hitters batted .259; the .298 career figure is 15.0% above that. In OPS terms, Rice's .854 stands 20.3% above the league's .710. Rice's most home runs in a season came in 1978, when the total reached 46 for the Boston Red Sox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Rice

What years did Jim Rice play?: Jim Rice played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1989.
Was Jim Rice a pitcher?: No. Jim Rice was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jim Rice hit?: Jim Rice hit 382 career home runs with 2,452 hits.
Is Jim Rice in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Jim Rice was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
What teams did Jim Rice play for?: Jim Rice played for one team, the Boston Red Sox (1974–1989).
How many MVP awards did Jim Rice win?: Jim Rice won 1 MVP award, in 1978.
What awards did Jim Rice win?: Jim Rice won the MVP award (1978) and 2 Silver Slugger awards (1983 and 1984). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.
What were Jim Rice's career stats?: In 2,089 games, Jim Rice had 2,452 hits, 382 home runs, 1,451 RBI, 1,249 runs, and 58 stolen bases, with a .298 batting average.
How much did Jim Rice earn in his career?: Jim Rice's recorded salaries total $9,443,263 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rice's career ran from 1974 to 1989. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Jim Rice's salary?: Jim Rice's last recorded salary was $2,354,748, in 1989. His highest recorded salary was $2,354,748, in 1989, and his lowest was $779,227, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1989.
What position did Jim Rice play?: Jim Rice played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Rice and how much did he weigh?: Jim Rice was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Jim Rice hit each season?: Jim Rice's home runs by season: 1 in 1974, 22 in 1975, 25 in 1976, 39 in 1977, 46 in 1978, 39 in 1979, 24 in 1980, 17 in 1981, 24 in 1982, 39 in 1983, 28 in 1984, 27 in 1985, 20 in 1986, 13 in 1987, 15 in 1988, and 3 in 1989. His most in one season was 46, in 1978.
What was Jim Rice's career batting average?: Jim Rice batted .298 over his career, with 2,452 hits in 8,225 at bats.