Hal Rice
Harold Housten Rice (Hoot)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 11, 1924 in Morganette, WV
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1948
Final Game: September 19, 1954
Died: December 22, 1997 in Bloomington, IN
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 24 STL NL 8 33 31 3 10 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 .323 .364 .484 .848 122 15 0 0 0 /O
1949 25 STL NL 40 49 46 3 9 2 1 1 9 0 3 7 .196 .245 .348 .593 54 16 0 0 0 O
1950 26 STL NL 44 139 128 12 27 3 1 2 11 0 10 10 .211 .268 .297 .565 45 38 1 0 1 O
1951 27 STL NL 69 260 236 20 60 12 1 4 38 0 1 24 22 .254 .323 .364 .687 84 86 8 0 0 O
1952 28 STL NL 98 312 295 37 85 14 5 7 45 1 3 16 26 .288 .325 .441 .765 110 130 9 0 1 O
1953 29 TOT NL 86 313 294 39 91 16 1 4 42 0 1 17 25 .310 .347 .412 .759 98 121 5 0 2 O
1953 29 STL NL 8 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 2 0 0 0
1953 29 PIT NL 78 305 286 39 89 16 1 4 42 0 1 17 22 .311 .350 .416 .766 100 119 5 0 2 O
1954 30 TOT NL 79 177 153 15 25 4 1 1 14 0 2 22 39 .163 .267 .222 .489 30 34 3 0 1 1 79
1954 30 PIT NL 28 96 81 10 14 4 1 1 9 0 2 14 24 .173 .295 .284 .579 54 23 2 0 1 0 7/9
1954 30 CHC NL 51 81 72 5 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 15 .153 .235 .153 .387 4 11 1 0 0 1 9/7
7 Seasons 424 1283 1183 129 307 52 12 19 162 1 7 94 133 .260 .314 .372 .686 82 440 26 0 5 1
162 Game Avg. 162 490 452 49 117 20 5 7 62 0 36 51 .260 .314 .372 .686 82 168 10 0 2
STL (6 yrs) 267 801 744 75 193 32 10 14 106 1 4 55 72 .259 .310 .386 .696 86 287 18 0 2
PIT (2 yrs) 106 401 367 49 103 20 2 5 51 0 3 31 46 .281 .337 .387 .724 89 142 7 0 3 0
CHC (1 yr) 51 81 72 5 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 15 .153 .235 .153 .387 4 11 1 0 0 1

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1948 24 STL NL 33 21 5 6.3 107 .370 .323 .276 .364 .351 .484 .408 .848 .760 122 .655 0.7 0.1 .810 .226 .161
1949 25 STL NL 49 37 4 2.9 108 .211 .196 .276 .245 .351 .348 .413 .593 .764 54 .301 -3.4 -0.3 .514 .217 .152 .0
1950 26 STL NL 139 103 10 2.6 112 .216 .211 .275 .268 .353 .297 .427 .565 .780 45 .249 -10.9 -1.1 .471 .164 .086 .0
1951 27 STL NL 260 185 27 3.9 104 .267 .254 .269 .323 .343 .364 .407 .687 .750 84 .435 -5.3 -0.5 .589 .208 .110 .0
1952 28 STL NL 312 223 41 4.9 97 .298 .288 .261 .325 .335 .441 .389 .765 .724 110 .577 2.7 0.3 .649 .200 .153 1.8
1953 29 TOT NL 313 211 42 5.3 109 .328 .310 .273 .347 .344 .412 .425 .759 .769 98 .539 -0.9 -0.1 .656 .156 .102 .0
1953 29 STL NL 8 6 1 4.4 110 .400 .250 .274 .250 .345 .250 .427 .500 .773 31 .458 -0.8 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1953 29 PIT NL 305 205 41 5.3 109 .327 .311 .273 .350 .344 .416 .425 .766 .769 100 .542 -0.1 0.0 .665 .161 .105 .0
1954 30 TOT NL 177 135 9 1.8 108 .211 .163 .273 .267 .345 .222 .423 .489 .767 30 .141 -15.8 -1.5 .406 .190 .059 .0
1954 30 PIT NL 96 72 6 2.2 107 .232 .173 .272 .295 .343 .284 .420 .579 .763 54 .199 -5.4 -0.5 .493 .259 .111 .0
1954 30 CHC NL 81 63 3 1.3 110 .190 .153 .275 .235 .347 .153 .426 .387 .772 4 .082 -10.4 -1.0 .306 .111 .000
7 Seasons 1283 915 138 4.0 105 .279 .260 .270 .314 .343 .372 .412 .686 .755 82 .443 -32.9 -3.2 .581 .187 .112 1.9
162 Game Avg. 490 350 53 4.0 105 .279 .260 .270 .314 .343 .372 .412 .686 .755 82 .443 -32.9 -3.2 .581 .187 .112 1
STL (6 yrs) 801 575 88 4.1 103 .272 .259 .268 .310 .342 .386 .404 .696 .746 86 .466 -17.0 -1.7 .592 .196 .126 1.9
PIT (2 yrs) 401 277 47 4.5 109 .310 .281 .273 .337 .344 .387 .424 .724 .768 89 .469 -5.5 -0.5 .620 .183 .106 .0
CHC (1 yr) 81 63 3 1.3 110 .190 .153 .275 .235 .347 .153 .426 .387 .772 4 .081 -10.4 -1.0 .306 .111 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1948 24 STL NL 33 0.0% 12.1% 6.1% 9.1% 30% 2.00 7.8 10.3 82%
1949 25 STL NL 49 2.0% 14.3% 6.1% 8.2% 44% 2.33 6.6 46.0 5.1 78%
1950 26 STL NL 139 1.4% 7.2% 7.2% 4.3% 22% 1.00 12.8 64.0 11.6 83%
1951 27 STL NL 260 1.5% 8.5% 9.2% 6.5% 28% 0.92 10.7 59.0 6.2 81%
1952 28 STL NL 312 2.2% 8.3% 5.1% 8.3% 31% 1.63 11.3 42.1 6.6 84%
1953 29 TOT NL 313 1.3% 8.0% 5.4% 6.7% 23% 1.47 11.8 73.5 7.0 85%
1953 29 STL NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 63%
1953 29 PIT NL 305 1.3% 7.2% 5.6% 6.9% 24% 1.29 13.0 71.5 6.8 85%
1954 30 TOT NL 177 0.6% 22.0% 12.4% 3.4% 24% 1.77 3.9 153.0 10.9 0.54 64%
1954 30 PIT NL 96 1.0% 25.0% 14.6% 6.3% 43% 1.71 3.4 81.0 9.0 0.52 58%
1954 30 CHC NL 81 0.0% 18.5% 9.9% 0.0% 0% 1.88 4.8 14.4 0.55 72%
7 Seasons 1283 1.5% 10.4% 7.3% 6.5% 27% 1.41 8.9 62.3 7.3 0.54 80%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 30 TOT NL 2 0 30% 52 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 43% 10 6 3 1 0 1 3 1 2
1954 30 PIT NL 2 0 33% 27 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 8 4 3 1 0 1 3 1 2
1954 30 CHC NL 0 0 26% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 2 0 29% 52 1 7 13% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 43% 10 6 3 1 0 1 3 1 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 30 TOT NL 129 81% 25 26 2 0 1 1.52 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 34 3 9% 13 3 23% 87 9 10% 7 3 43% 2 1 50% 48
1954 30 PIT NL 72 67% 14 4 0 0 0 1.10 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 20 2 10% 6 2 33% 47 6 13% 4 2 50% 0 0 24
1954 30 CHC NL 57 100% 11 22 2 0 1 1.60 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 7% 7 1 14% 40 3 8% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 24
7 Seasons 129 81% 307 26 2 0 1 1.52 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 500% 34 26 76% 13 3 23% 87 9 10% 7 3 43% 2 1 50% 48
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 24 8 33 31 3 10 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 .323 .364 .484 .848 122 15 0 0 0
1949 25 48 82 77 6 19 3 3 1 12 0 5 11 .247 .293 .403 .695 81 31 0 0 0
1950 26 92 221 205 18 46 6 4 3 23 0 15 21 .224 .277 .337 .614 59 69 1 0 1
1951 27 161 481 441 38 106 18 5 7 61 0 1 39 43 .240 .302 .351 .654 72 155 9 0 1
1952 28 259 793 736 75 191 32 10 14 106 1 4 55 69 .260 .311 .387 .698 87 285 18 0 2
1953 29 345 1106 1030 114 282 48 11 18 148 1 5 72 94 .274 .321 .394 .715 90 406 23 0 4
1954 30 424 1283 1183 129 307 52 12 19 162 1 7 94 133 .260 .314 .372 .686 82 440 26 0 5 1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1948 24 8 34 32 3 10 1 2 0 3 0 2 4 .313 .353 .469 .822 5 8
1949 25 42 50 47 3 9 2 1 1 10 0 3 7 .191 .240 .340 .580 4 40
1950 26 46 142 132 11 26 3 1 2 10 0 10 10 .197 .254 .280 .534 9 44
1951 27 72 268 244 20 61 12 1 4 39 0 24 23 .250 .317 .357 .674 28 69
1952 28 102 327 310 41 91 15 5 7 50 1 17 27 .294 .330 .442 .772 46 98
1953 29 89 318 301 38 90 16 1 4 41 0 17 26 .299 .336 .399 .735 40 86
1954 30 83 185 161 16 26 4 1 1 15 0 23 41 .161 .265 .217 .482 9 79
7 Seasons 442 1324 1227 132 313 53 12 19 168 1 96 138 .255 .309 .364 .673 141 424
162 Game Avg. 162 485 450 48 115 19 4 7 62 0 35 51 .255 .309 .364 .673 52 424

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Name and misspellings: Harold Hal hank Hoot Housten Rice

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