How Jim Rice's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Jim Rice totaled 670 career Walks, well above the league average of 182.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1986, posting 62, well above the league average of 25.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 4, well below the league average of 19.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 45 in 1987 to 48 in 1988 and 13 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 4 to 62 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Jim Rice Walks Per Season

Jim Rice's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Rice Walks per season line chart

Jim Rice Walks by Team

Jim Rice's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Rice career Walks by team bar chart

Jim Rice Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Rice's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Rice Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Rice Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Rice's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Rice Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Rice Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Rice's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Rice Walks season-by-season breakdown table