Jim Rice

Positions: Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: March 8, 1953 in Anderson, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (15th) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from T. L. Hanna HS (Anderson, SC).

High School: T. L. Hanna HS (Anderson, SC)

Debut: August 19, 1974 (Age 21-164d, 13,531st in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 3, 1989 (Age 36-148d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by BBWAA on 412/539 ballots)
View Jim Rice's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: George Kalafatis • Previously: Tony Pennacchia

Full Name: James Edward Rice

Nicknames: Jim Ed

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.7

8225

2452

382

.298

1249

RBI

1451

OBP

.352

SLG

.502

OPS

.854

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 15	BOS		TEX	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	8	Apr 16	BOS		TEX	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
3	14 (5)	Apr 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	16 (1)	Apr 25	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	17	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	18	Apr 28	BOS	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	19	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	21	May 1	BOS		BAL	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
10	22	May 2	BOS		BAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	23	May 3	BOS		MIN	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	24	May 4	BOS		MIN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	25	May 6 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	26	May 6 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	27	May 7	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	28	May 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	29	May 9	BOS		KCR	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	30	May 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	31	May 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	32	May 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	33	May 14	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	35 (1)	May 16	BOS	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	36	May 19	BOS	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
24	37	May 20	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
25	38	May 21 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	39	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	40	May 22	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
28	41	May 23	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	46	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	42	May 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
30	43	May 25	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	44	May 26	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	45	May 27	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	46	May 28 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
34	47	May 28 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	48	May 29	BOS		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	49	May 30	BOS		TOR	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
37	50	May 31	BOS		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	51	Jun 2	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	52	Jun 3	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	53	Jun 4	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	54	Jun 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	55	Jun 6	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	56	Jun 9	BOS	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	57	Jun 10	BOS	@	SEA	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	58	Jun 11	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	61 (2)	Jun 14	BOS		OAK	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
47	65 (3)	Jun 18	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	74 (8)	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	75	Jun 30	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	80 (4)	Jul 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	45	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	82 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	86 (3)	Jul 15	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	88 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	89	Jul 17	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	91	Jul 20	BOS	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	92	Jul 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	99 (6)	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	100	Jul 28	BOS		KCR	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	101	Jul 29	BOS		KCR	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	102	Jul 30	BOS		KCR	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	103	Jul 31	BOS		CHW	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	104	Aug 1	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	105	Aug 2 susp	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	68	17.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
65	106	Aug 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	107	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
67	108	Aug 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	109	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
69	111 (1)	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
70	112	Aug 10	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	60	13.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
71	113	Aug 11	BOS		MIL	L,5-10	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	114	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	115	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	116	Aug 13	BOS		MIL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	117	Aug 14	BOS		MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
76	118	Aug 15	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	119	Aug 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
78	120	Aug 17	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	121	Aug 18	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
80	122	Aug 19	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-8	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
81	123	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	124	Aug 22	BOS	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	125	Aug 23	BOS	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
84	126	Aug 25	BOS		CAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
85	127	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
86	128	Aug 27	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	129	Aug 28	BOS		SEA	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	130	Aug 29	BOS		SEA	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
89	131	Aug 30 (1)	BOS		TOR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	132	Aug 30 (2)	BOS		TOR	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	133	Sep 1	BOS		OAK	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	134	Sep 2	BOS		OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	135	Sep 3	BOS		OAK	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	136	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	137	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	138	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	141 (2)	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	143 (1)	Sep 11	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
99	144	Sep 12	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	146 (1)	Sep 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
101	147	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
102	148	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
103	149	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	153 (3)	Sep 21	BOS	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	154	Sep 22	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
106	155	Sep 23	BOS	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
107	156	Sep 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-6	GS	62	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
108	157	Sep 26	BOS		DET	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	158	Sep 27	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	159	Sep 28	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	160	Sep 29	BOS		TOR	W,11-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	161	Sep 30	BOS		TOR	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	162	Oct 1	BOS		TOR	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	163	Oct 2	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
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