Where does Jim Rice rank among baseball greats?
Jim Rice ranks #19 among the Top 50 all-time at LF. Rankings ⇒ Jim Rice Teammates Carlton Fisk George Scott Marty Barrett Wade Boggs Rick Burleson Carl Yastrzesmki Fred Lynn Dwight Evans Don Baylor Luis Tiant Fergie Jenkins Dennis Eckersley Roger Clemens Tom Seaver Bill Campbell Don Zimmer Best Season: 1978 Rice’s 1977, 1978, and 1979 seasons were virtually identical as far as his raw numbers go. His batting averages — .320/.315/.325; slugging — .593/.600/.596; and homers — 39/46/39 for that three-year stretch are remarkably consistent. Rice reached 200 hits each year, and also collected 100 runs scored, 100 RBI, and averaged more than 50 walks and 30 doubles. In both 1977 and 1978 he hit 15 triples, not an easy feat for a guy that played half his games in cramped Fenway. Factoids In 1978, Jim Rice became the first player to reach 400 total bases in 19 years (Henry Aaron, 1959). Description Some current analysts argue that his career was too short — but he played more than 2,000 ga
