James Bray vs. Jim Rice — Career Comparison

James Bray
Lost GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Jim Rice
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Bray and Jim Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.859 vs .840) and slugging (.502 vs .433). James Bray had the advantage in on-base percentage (.407 vs .357). By the career numbers, Jim Rice had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for James Bray and Jim Rice

James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
197.22
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2089
138.37
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
216
600
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9058
600
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
180
500
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8225
544.82
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
56
155.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2452
162.42
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.67
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1618
107.18
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.22
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
24.71
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
5.23
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
25.3
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.89
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
55.24
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.31
95.31
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1370.47
90.78
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
78
216.67
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4129
273.5
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
230.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3186
211.04
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.33
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
82.73
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
27
75
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1451
96.11
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
46
127.78
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2318
153.54
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.22
100.61
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1404.66
93.04
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.24
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.44
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
44.38
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
5.1
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
94.26
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.33
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.23
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
315
20.87
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
3.84
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.25
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
6.09
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
63.04
63.04

Fielding Stats for James Bray and Jim Rice

James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.14
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
1.03
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.85
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
1.02
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40610
27
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13536.2
9
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.93
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3103
2.06
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.09
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.04
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.25
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
2.2
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.93
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
2.15
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.47
74.47
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.01
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.83
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0