Jim Rice
LF · 16 seasons · 1974 – 1989 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Jim Rice sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 16 seasons. 1978 was his year outright: no hitter finished higher, at +20.4 and 186th all-time. His profile is all upside: home runs (+49.7), RBI (+44.5) and batting average (+39.8), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
20.38
1978 · #186 all-time
Career Z
169.5
summed
Avg / Season
10.59
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 24 | -1.25 | #311 | #39,231 |
| 1975 | BOS | 144 | 13.18 | #17 | #2,147 |
| 1976 | BOS | 153 | 11.12 | #28 | #3,756 |
| 1977 | BOS | 160 | 15.06 | #3 | #1,205 |
| 1978★ | BOS | 163 | 20.38 | #1 | #186 |
| 1979 | BOS | 158 | 17.14 | #2 | #607 |
| 1980 | BOS | 124 | 10.19 | #34 | #4,711 |
| 1981 | BOS | 108 | 11.04 | #22 | #3,818 |
| 1982 | BOS | 145 | 11.41 | #27 | #3,484 |
| 1983 | BOS | 155 | 15.20 | #5 | #1,140 |
| 1984 | BOS | 159 | 12.16 | #19 | #2,822 |
| 1985 | BOS | 140 | 10.83 | #27 | #4,047 |
| 1986 | BOS | 157 | 13.03 | #13 | #2,233 |
| 1987 | BOS | 108 | 4.38 | #148 | #15,232 |
| 1988 | BOS | 135 | 5.76 | #99 | #11,965 |
| 1989 | BOS | 56 | -0.18 | #292 | #31,484 |
★ Best season by Z