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Jim Rice

James Edward Rice (Jim Ed)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 8, 1953 in Anderson, SC
High School: Hanna (Anderson, SC)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1974
Team: RedSox 1974-1989
Agents [?]: George Kalafatis, previously: Tony Pennacchia
Final Game: August 3, 1989
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2009 (412/539 ballots).
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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
1974 21 BOS AL 24 75 67 6 18 2 1 1 13 0 0 4 12 .269 .307 .373 .680 89 25 2 1 0 3 0 D/7
1975 22 BOS AL 144 613 564 92 174 29 4 22 102 10 5 36 122 .309 .350 .491 .841 127 277 19 4 1 8 7 7D MVP-3,RoY-2
1976 23 BOS AL 153 624 581 75 164 25 8 25 85 8 5 28 123 .282 .315 .482 .797 120 280 18 4 2 9 2 7D
1977 24 BOS AL 160 710 644 104 206 29 15 39 114 5 4 53 120 .320 .376 .593 .969 147 382 21 8 0 5 10 *D97 AS,MVP-4
1978 25 BOS AL 163 746 677 121 213 25 15 46 139 7 5 58 126 .315 .370 .600 .970 157 406 15 5 1 5 7 *7D9/8 AS,MVP-1
1979 26 BOS AL 158 688 619 117 201 39 6 39 130 9 4 57 97 .325 .381 .596 .977 154 369 16 4 0 8 4 *7D/9 AS,MVP-5
1980 27 BOS AL 124 542 504 81 148 22 6 24 86 8 3 30 87 .294 .336 .504 .840 122 254 16 4 1 3 5 *7D/9 AS
1981 28 BOS AL 108 495 451 51 128 18 1 17 62 2 2 34 76 .284 .333 .441 .775 116 199 14 3 0 7 3 *7
1982 29 BOS AL 145 638 573 86 177 24 5 24 97 0 1 55 98 .309 .375 .494 .868 130 283 29 7 0 3 6 *7 MVP-19
1983 30 BOS AL 155 689 626 90 191 34 1 39 126 0 2 52 102 .305 .361 .550 .911 141 344 31 6 0 5 10 *7/D AS,MVP-4,SS
1984 31 BOS AL 159 708 657 98 184 25 7 28 122 4 0 44 102 .280 .323 .467 .791 112 307 36 1 0 6 8 *7/D AS,MVP-13,SS
1985 32 BOS AL 140 608 546 85 159 20 3 27 103 2 0 51 75 .291 .349 .487 .836 123 266 35 2 0 9 5 *7/D AS
1986 33 BOS AL 157 693 618 98 200 39 2 20 110 0 1 62 78 .324 .384 .490 .874 136 303 19 4 0 9 5 *7/D AS,MVP-3
1987 34 BOS AL 108 459 404 66 112 14 0 13 62 1 1 45 77 .277 .357 .408 .766 101 165 22 7 0 3 3 7D
1988 35 BOS AL 135 542 485 57 128 18 3 15 72 1 1 48 89 .264 .330 .406 .736 102 197 18 3 0 6 2 *D7
1989 36 BOS AL 56 228 209 22 49 10 2 3 28 1 0 13 39 .234 .276 .344 .621 70 72 4 1 0 5 0 D
16 Seasons 2089 9058 8225 1249 2452 373 79 382 1451 58 34 670 1423 .298 .352 .502 .854 128 4129 315 64 5 94 77
162 Game Avg. 162 702 638 97 190 29 6 30 113 4 3 52 110 .298 .352 .502 .854 128 320 24 5 0 7 6

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 21 BOS AL 75 0 0 1 -1 0 -2 2 0 0.0 D/7
1975 22 BOS AL 613 19 -1 2 -1 0 -10 19 28 3.0 $27,000 7D MVP-3,RoY-2
1976 23 BOS AL 624 11 -1 1 -2 -1 -10 21 19 2.0 $60,000 7D
1977 24 BOS AL 710 35 4 1 -3 -3 -14 22 42 4.3 $150,000 *D97 AS,MVP-4
1978 25 BOS AL 746 48 0 1 -2 8 -11 22 66 7.0 $125,000 *7D9/8 AS,MVP-1
1979 26 BOS AL 688 43 3 1 -2 0 -10 21 56 5.7 $639,227 *7D/9 AS,MVP-5
1980 27 BOS AL 542 9 1 0 -3 -4 -7 16 12 1.2 $639,227 *7D/9 AS
1981 28 BOS AL 495 9 -2 1 -2 7 -5 14 22 2.3 $779,227 *7
1982 29 BOS AL 638 25 0 -1 -5 -2 -7 19 29 2.9 $779,227 *7 MVP-19
1983 30 BOS AL 689 31 -1 0 -4 12 -8 20 50 5.1 $779,227 *7/D AS,MVP-4,SS
1984 31 BOS AL 708 5 0 -1 -5 6 -8 20 17 1.7 $779,227 *7/D AS,MVP-13,SS
1985 32 BOS AL 608 13 0 0 -7 -6 -7 18 11 1.1 $779,227 *7/D AS
1986 33 BOS AL 693 37 0 1 -2 10 -8 20 58 5.9 $1,984,423 *7/D AS,MVP-3
1987 34 BOS AL 459 3 0 -2 -5 -5 -6 14 -1 -0.1 $2,110,000 7D
1988 35 BOS AL 542 0 -2 1 -2 0 -12 17 2 0.2 $2,214,865 *D7
1989 36 BOS AL 228 -9 1 0 0 0 -6 7 -7 -0.8 $2,354,748 D
16 Seasons 9058 279 2 6 -46 22 -131 272 404 41.5 $14,200,625

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 33 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 7 32 31 8 5 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 8 .161 .188 .387 .575 12 2 0 0 0 0
1986 33 BOS AL WS NYM L 7 33 27 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 .333 .455 .444 .899 12 0 0 0 0 0
1988 35 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 18 80 71 14 16 2 1 2 7 0 0 9 21 .225 .313 .366 .679 26 2 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 11 47 44 8 7 1 0 2 7 0 0 3 12 .159 .213 .318 .531 14 2 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 33 27 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 .333 .455 .444 .899 12 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 BOS AL 21 DH 16
1974 BOS AL 21 LF 3 2 20.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0 12 1.80 1.33 .980 2.12 2.10
1974 BOS AL 21 OF 3 2 20.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0 12 1.80 1.33 .980 2.43 2.40
1975 BOS AL 22 LF 90 90 772.1 167 161 6 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 1.95 1.86 .977 2.18 2.17 MVP-3,RoY-2
1975 BOS AL 22 OF 90 90 772.1 168 162 6 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 1.96 1.87 .979 2.37 2.36 MVP-3,RoY-2
1975 BOS AL 22 DH 54 MVP-3,RoY-2
1976 BOS AL 23 LF 98 97 856.0 214 199 8 7 0 .967 -1 -1 2.18 2.11 .978 2.23 2.24
1976 BOS AL 23 OF 98 97 856.0 214 199 8 7 0 .967 -1 -1 2.18 2.11 .981 2.47 2.48
1976 BOS AL 23 DH 54
1977 BOS AL 24 DH 116 AS,MVP-4
1977 BOS AL 24 OF 44 44 390.1 91 83 4 4 1 .956 -2 -7 2.01 1.98 .978 2.34 2.32 AS,MVP-4
1977 BOS AL 24 RF 27 27 225.1 45 40 2 3 1 .933 -5 -25 1.68 1.56 .976 2.08 2.07 AS,MVP-4
1977 BOS AL 24 LF 19 17 165.0 45 42 2 1 0 .978 2 17 2.40 2.32 .976 2.11 2.09 AS,MVP-4
1978 BOS AL 25 OF 114 114 1029.1 261 245 13 3 1 .989 8 10 2.26 2.26 .979 2.47 2.45 AS,MVP-1
1978 BOS AL 25 LF 101 99 893.2 228 212 13 3 1 .987 7 10 2.27 2.23 .974 2.21 2.19 AS,MVP-1
1978 BOS AL 25 DH 49 AS,MVP-1
1978 BOS AL 25 RF 15 14 129.2 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 2 16 2.22 2.13 .978 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-1
1978 BOS AL 25 CF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -100 1.50 1.00 1.000 3.00 2.90 AS,MVP-1
1979 BOS AL 26 OF 125 125 1105.0 253 241 8 4 1 .984 1 1 2.03 1.99 .981 2.46 2.43 AS,MVP-5
1979 BOS AL 26 LF 124 124 1097.0 251 240 8 3 1 .988 0 1 2.03 2.00 .980 2.22 2.20 AS,MVP-5
1979 BOS AL 26 DH 33 AS,MVP-5
1979 BOS AL 26 RF 1 1 8.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 0 30 3.38 3.00 .975 2.25 2.20 AS,MVP-5
1980 BOS AL 27 OF 109 109 976.0 246 233 10 3 2 .988 -4 -5 2.24 2.23 .979 2.47 2.46 AS
1980 BOS AL 27 LF 108 108 967.0 245 232 10 3 2 .988 -4 -4 2.25 2.24 .980 2.35 2.35 AS
1980 BOS AL 27 DH 15 AS
1980 BOS AL 27 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 2.10 AS
1981 BOS AL 28 LF 108 108 981.1 249 237 9 3 0 .988 7 8 2.26 2.28 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 BOS AL 28 OF 108 108 981.1 249 237 9 3 0 .988 7 8 2.26 2.28 .983 2.48 2.47
1982 BOS AL 29 LF 145 145 1258.1 290 271 10 9 3 .969 -2 -2 2.01 1.94 .981 2.29 2.28 MVP-19
1982 BOS AL 29 OF 145 145 1258.1 292 273 10 9 3 .969 -2 -2 2.02 1.95 .982 2.47 2.46 MVP-19
1983 BOS AL 30 LF 151 151 1326.1 365 339 20 6 4 .984 12 11 2.44 2.38 .977 2.32 2.30 AS,MVP-4,SS
1983 BOS AL 30 OF 151 151 1326.1 366 339 21 6 5 .984 12 11 2.44 2.38 .981 2.50 2.48 AS,MVP-4,SS
1983 BOS AL 30 DH 4 AS,MVP-4,SS
1984 BOS AL 31 LF 157 157 1376.0 349 334 11 4 3 .989 6 5 2.26 2.20 .982 2.27 2.26 AS,MVP-13,SS
1984 BOS AL 31 OF 157 157 1376.0 352 336 12 4 3 .989 6 5 2.28 2.22 .983 2.51 2.49 AS,MVP-13,SS
1984 BOS AL 31 DH 2 AS,MVP-13,SS
1985 BOS AL 32 LF 130 130 1133.2 253 236 8 9 1 .964 -6 -6 1.94 1.88 .977 2.25 2.23 AS
1985 BOS AL 32 OF 130 130 1133.2 253 236 8 9 1 .964 -6 -6 1.94 1.88 .982 2.44 2.42 AS
1985 BOS AL 32 DH 7 AS
1986 BOS AL 33 LF 156 156 1349.0 357 334 15 8 0 .978 10 9 2.33 2.24 .977 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-3
1986 BOS AL 33 OF 156 156 1349.0 354 330 16 8 0 .977 10 9 2.31 2.22 .980 2.39 2.37 AS,MVP-3
1986 BOS AL 33 DH 1 AS,MVP-3
1987 BOS AL 34 LF 94 94 813.0 171 155 12 4 2 .977 -5 -7 1.85 1.78 .974 2.11 2.08
1987 BOS AL 34 OF 94 94 813.0 171 155 12 4 2 .977 -5 -7 1.85 1.78 .980 2.31 2.29
1987 BOS AL 34 DH 12
1988 BOS AL 35 DH 112
1988 BOS AL 35 LF 19 18 150.0 32 31 0 1 0 .969 0 2 1.86 1.63 .978 2.26 2.24
1988 BOS AL 35 OF 19 18 150.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 0 2 1.80 1.58 .981 2.47 2.45
1989 BOS AL 36 DH 55
15 Seasons LF 1503 1496 13158.2 3221 3027 132 62 17 .981 28 3 2.16 2.10 .978 2.26 2.24
4 Seasons RF 44 43 372.0 82 76 2 4 1 .951 -3 -10 1.89 1.77 .977 2.14 2.12
1 Season CF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -100 1.50 1.00 1.000 3.00 2.90
16 Seasons TOT 1548 1540 13536.2 3304 3104 134 66 18 .980 24 2 2.15 2.09 .978 2.26 2.24
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1995 BBWAA (29.8%)
1996 BBWAA (35.3%)
1997 BBWAA (37.6%)
1998 BBWAA (42.9%)
1999 BBWAA (29.4%)
2000 BBWAA (51.5%)
2001 BBWAA (57.9%)
2002 BBWAA (55.1%)
2003 BBWAA (52.2%)
2004 BBWAA (54.5%)
2005 BBWAA (59.5%)
2006 BBWAA (64.8%)
2007 BBWAA (63.5%)
2008 BBWAA (72.2%)
2009 BBWAA (76.4%)
Selected to HOF in 2009 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1977 *
1978 (LF)
1979 (RF)
1980
1983 (LF)
1984 *
1985 (LF)
1986 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1978 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (3, 46%)
1977 AL (4, 42%)
1978 AL (1, 90%)
1979 AL (5, 32%)
1982 AL (19, 3%)
1983 AL (4, 38%)
1984 AL (13, 3%)
1986 AL (3, 61%)
1 MVP
3.15 Career Shares (29th)

Silver Sluggers
1983 AL (OF)
1984 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1978 AL  7.0 (4th)
1986 AL  5.9 (8th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1978 AL  7.0 (2nd)
1979 AL  5.7 (8th)
1983 AL  5.1 (10th)
1986 AL  5.9 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1975 AL  .309 (4th)
1977 AL  .320 (6th)
1978 AL  .315 (3rd)
1979 AL  .325 (4th)
1982 AL  .309 (7th)
1986 AL  .324 (5th)
Career  .298 (230th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1977 AL  .376 (9th)
1986 AL  .384 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1975 AL  .491 (9th)
1976 AL  .482 (2nd)
1977 AL  .593 (1st)
1978 AL  .600 (1st)
1979 AL  .596 (2nd)
1980 AL  .504 (7th)
1983 AL  .550 (2nd)
1986 AL  .490 (10th)
Career  .502 (95th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1976 AL  .797 (10th)
1977 AL  .969 (2nd)
1978 AL  .970 (1st)
1979 AL  .977 (3rd)
1983 AL  .911 (4th)
1986 AL  .874 (7th)
Career  .854 (154th)

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL  160 (3rd)
1978 AL  163 (1st)
1979 AL  158 (10th)
1981 AL  108 (4th)
1984 AL  159 (7th)
Career  2089 (172nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1977 AL  644 (3rd)
1978 AL  677 (1st)
1979 AL  619 (10th)
1981 AL  451 (1st)
1983 AL  626 (5th)
1984 AL  657 (2nd)
1986 AL  618 (10th)
Career  8225 (112th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1977 AL  710 (3rd)
1978 AL  746 (1st)
1979 AL  688 (9th)
1981 AL  495 (2nd)
1983 AL  689 (4th)
1984 AL  708 (6th)
1986 AL  693 (8th)
Career  9058 (138th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1975 AL  92 (4th)
1977 AL  104 (4th)
1978 AL  121 (2nd)
1979 AL  117 (3rd)
1984 AL  98 (9th)
1986 AL  98 (10th)
Career  1249 (140th)

Hits s c a p y
1975 AL  174 (9th)
1977 AL  206 (3rd)
1978 AL  213 (1st)
1979 AL  201 (2nd)
1981 AL  128 (7th)
1983 AL  191 (5th)
1984 AL  184 (9th)
1986 AL  200 (5th)
Career  2452 (105th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1975 AL  277 (6th)
1976 AL  280 (3rd)
1977 AL  382 (1st)
1978 AL  406 (1st)
1979 AL  369 (1st)
1981 AL  199 (6th)
1983 AL  344 (1st)
1984 AL  307 (7th)
1986 AL  303 (7th)
Career  4129 (71st)

Doubles s c a p y
1975 AL  29 (10th)
1979 AL  39 (7th)
1986 AL  39 (3rd)
Career  373 (212th)

Triples s c a p y
1976 AL  8 (6th)
1977 AL  15 (2nd)
1978 AL  15 (1st)
1984 AL  7 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1976 AL  25 (4th)
1977 AL  39 (1st)
1978 AL  46 (1st)
1979 AL  39 (2nd)
1980 AL  24 (9th)
1981 AL  17 (7th)
1983 AL  39 (1st)
Career  382 (58th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1975 AL  102 (5th)
1977 AL  114 (3rd)
1978 AL  139 (1st)
1979 AL  130 (2nd)
1981 AL  62 (10th)
1983 AL  126 (1st)
1984 AL  122 (2nd)
1985 AL  103 (9th)
1986 AL  110 (4th)
Career  1451 (57th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1975 AL  122 (6th)
1976 AL  123 (1st)
1977 AL  120 (5th)
1978 AL  126 (4th)
1979 AL  97 (10th)
1981 AL  76 (8th)
Career  1423 (62nd)

Singles s c a p y
1978 AL  127 (9th)
1981 AL  92 (7th)
1982 AL  124 (10th)
1986 AL  139 (5th)
Career  1618 (139th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1977 AL  147 (6th)
1978 AL  157 (1st)
1979 AL  154 (4th)
1983 AL  141 (6th)
1986 AL  136 (6th)
Career  128 (197th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1977 AL  136 (2nd)
1978 AL  147 (1st)
1979 AL  138 (2nd)
1981 AL  64 (10th)
1983 AL  113 (6th)
1986 AL  115 (6th)
Career  1384 (110th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1977 AL  41 (3rd)
1978 AL  49 (1st)
1979 AL  46 (3rd)
1983 AL  34 (6th)
1986 AL  33 (5th)
Career  296 (122nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1977 AL  4.0 (3rd)
1978 AL  4.9 (1st)
1979 AL  4.4 (3rd)
1983 AL  3.3 (6th)
1986 AL  3.2 (5th)
Career  29.0 (124th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1975 AL  55 (8th)
1976 AL  58 (3rd)
1977 AL  83 (2nd)
1978 AL  86 (1st)
1979 AL  84 (2nd)
1983 AL  74 (2nd)
Career  834 (82nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1977 AL  267 (4th)
1978 AL  276 (1st)
1979 AL  262 (6th)
1981 AL  165 (9th)
1983 AL  249 (7th)
1986 AL  266 (3rd)
Career  3186 (148th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1977 AL  .721 (6th)
1978 AL  .756 (1st)
1979 AL  .736 (3rd)
1986 AL  .670 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1977 AL  8 (8th)
1982 AL  7 (8th)
1983 AL  6 (9th)
Career  64 (233rd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1975 AL  8 (8th)
1976 AL  9 (8th)
1979 AL  8 (9th)
1981 AL  7 (5th)
1985 AL  9 (9th)
1986 AL  9 (3rd)
Career  94 (45th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1977 AL  10 (5th)
1978 AL  7 (10th)
1983 AL  10 (9th)
Career  77 (180th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1975 AL  19 (5th)
1976 AL  18 (5th)
1977 AL  21 (5th)
1981 AL  14 (7th)
1982 AL  29 (1st)
1983 AL  31 (1st)
1984 AL  36 (1st)
1985 AL  35 (1st)
1986 AL  19 (6th)
1987 AL  22 (3rd)
1988 AL  18 (8th)
Career  315 (6th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1975 AL  13.8 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1976 AL  23.2 (7th)
1977 AL  16.5 (6th)
1978 AL  14.7 (2nd)
1979 AL  15.9 (3rd)
1980 AL  21.0 (10th)
1983 AL  16.1 (4th)
Career  21.5 (167th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1978 AL  490 (4th)
1981 AL  346 (1st)
1983 AL  473 (9th)
1984 AL  515 (1st)
Career  6221 (113th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1977 AL  41.99 (4th)
1978 AL  59.24 (1st)
1979 AL  52.24 (4th)
1983 AL  28.09 (10th)
Career  260.81 (132nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1977 AL  3.8 (8th)
1978 AL  6.7 (1st)
1983 AL  3.7 (7th)
Career  25.4 (124th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1977 AL  4.6 (3rd)
1978 AL  5.7 (1st)
1979 AL  4.8 (4th)
1983 AL  3.8 (3rd)
Career  33.2 (76th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1977 AL  3.8 (5th)
1978 AL  5.6 (1st)
1979 AL  4.9 (4th)
Career  24.6 (142nd)

Def. Games as LF s c a p y
1976 AL  98 (5th)
1979 AL  124 (3rd)
1980 AL  108 (5th)
1981 AL  108 (1st)
1982 AL  145 (5th)
1983 AL  151 (2nd)
1984 AL  157 (1st)
1985 AL  130 (4th)
1986 AL  156 (1st)
Career  1503 (11th)

Putouts as LF s c a p y
1978 AL  212 (3rd)
1979 AL  240 (3rd)
1980 AL  232 (5th)
1981 AL  237 (3rd)
1983 AL  339 (2nd)
1984 AL  334 (1st)
1986 AL  334 (1st)
Career  3027 (8th)

Assists as LF s c a p y
1976 AL  8 (5th)
1978 AL  13 (2nd)
1979 AL  8 (4th)
1980 AL  10 (3rd)
1981 AL  9 (2nd)
1982 AL  10 (5th)
1983 AL  20 (2nd)
1984 AL  11 (2nd)
1985 AL  8 (4th)
1986 AL  15 (2nd)
1987 AL  12 (3rd)
Career  132 (3rd)

Errors Committed as LF s c a p y
1976 AL  7 (2nd)
1982 AL  9 (1st)
1983 AL  6 (5th)
1985 AL  9 (3rd)
1986 AL  8 (5th)
Career  62 (14th)

Total Zone Runs as LF s c a p y
1978 AL  7 (2nd)
1981 AL  7 (3rd)
1983 AL  12 (2nd)
1984 AL  6 (4th)
1986 AL  10 (2nd)
Career  28 (29th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF† s c a p y
1978 AL  2.27 (3rd)
1983 AL  2.44 (5th)
1984 AL  2.26 (4th)
1986 AL  2.33 (5th)
Career  2.16 (33rd)

Range Factor/Game as LF s c a p y
1976 AL  2.11 (5th)
1978 AL  2.23 (1st)
1979 AL  2.00 (5th)
1983 AL  2.38 (3rd)
1984 AL  2.20 (3rd)
1986 AL  2.24 (2nd)
Career  2.10 (12th)

Fielding % as LF s c a p y
1975 AL  1.000 (1st)
1978 AL  .987 (2nd)
1979 AL  .988 (4th)
1980 AL  .988 (5th)
1981 AL  .988 (3rd)
1984 AL  .989 (4th)
1986 AL  .978 (5th)
1987 AL  .977 (5th)
Career  .981 (58th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1975 AL  1.000 (1st)

Salary s c a p y
1986 AL  $1,984,423 (1st)
1987 AL  $2,110,000 (1st)
1988 AL  $2,214,865 (2nd)
1989 AL  $2,354,748 (5th)

             

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 33 (50), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 176 (58), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 144 (92), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 43 (124), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Orlando Cepeda (912) *
  2. Andres Galarraga (893)
  3. Duke Snider (879) *
  4. Ellis Burks (876)
  5. Joe Carter (862)
  6. Billy Williams (856) *
  7. Dave Parker (853)
  8. Moises Alou (851)
  9. Chili Davis (846)
  10. Willie Stargell (843) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Kent Hrbek (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Kent Hrbek (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Duke Snider (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Willie Mays (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Duke Snider (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Duke Snider (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dick Allen (912)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dick Allen (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dick Allen (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Orlando Cepeda (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Billy Williams (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Orlando Cepeda (925) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Billy Williams (946) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Billy Williams (949) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Billy Williams (935) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.

November 13, 1989: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Team Salary Sources Notes
1975Boston Red Sox$27,0003/27/76 TSNGammons, Beyond...: $18K plus $20K bonus
1976Boston Red Sox$60,0003/27/76 TSN
1977Boston Red Sox$150,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
1978Boston Red Sox$125,000Bill James Historical Abstract
1979Boston Red Sox$639,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1980Boston Red Sox$639,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1981Boston Red Sox$779,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1982Boston Red Sox$779,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1983Boston Red Sox$779,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1984Boston Red Sox$779,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1985Boston Red Sox$779,2278/20/81 NYTIncl. pro-rated $700K signing, $274,593 insurance
1986Boston Red Sox$1,984,4231986 USA Today surv; 3/25/85 TSN (terms)4/$8.8MM 1986-89 ext w/$3.25MM bonus, most def.
1987Boston Red Sox$2,110,000*
1988Boston Red Sox$2,214,865USA Today, 4/1/88; 3/25/85 TSN4/$8.8MM 1986-89 ext w/$3.25MM bonus, most def.
1989Boston Red Sox$2,354,748*
Career (may be incomplete)$14,200,625
Disputed Salaries
*1987 - $2,109,195 - Proofing corrections - 4/$8.8MM 1986-89 ext w/$3.25MM bonus, most def.
*1989 - $2,359,748 - 11/1/89 NYT - 4/$8.8MM 1986-89 ext w/$3.25MM bonus, most def.
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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