How Jim Rice's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players

Jim Rice posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .352, near the league average of .330 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1986, posting .384, above the league average of .329 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at .276, below the league average of .325 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .357 in 1987 to .330 in 1988 and .276 in 1989. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent On Base Percentage (OBP) producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.

Jim Rice Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)

Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Jim Rice
Jim Rice
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Career0.352
Season Avg.0.352
162 Game Avg.0.352
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Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season

Jim Rice's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) per season line chart

Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team

Jim Rice's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Rice career On Base Percentage (OBP) by team bar chart

Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Rice's career On Base Percentage (OBP) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Rice's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Rice On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Rice's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) season-by-season breakdown table