Brian Johnson vs. Jim Rice — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Jim Rice
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Rice comes out clearly ahead of Brian Johnson across most offensive categories. Jim Rice led in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 141), slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 99), and batting average (AVG+ 119 vs 92). Brian Johnson held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 79). Jim Rice was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Jim Rice

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2089
138.37
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9058
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8225
544.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2452
162.42
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1618
107.18
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
24.71
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.23
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
19.1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
25.3
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
44.83
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
55.24
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1370.47
90.78
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
570
222.22
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4129
273.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3186
211.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
82.73
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
76.41
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1451
96.11
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2318
153.54
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404.66
93.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.24
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
44.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
5.1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1423
94.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.33
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.23
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
16.37
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
315
20.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.84
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.09
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.04
63.04

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Jim Rice

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
1.03
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
1.02
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40610
27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13536.2
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3103
2.06
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.43
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
2.2
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
2.15
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
98
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0