Andy Kyle vs. Jim Rice — Career Comparison

Andy Kyle
Lost GenerationCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jim Rice
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Andy Kyle and Jim Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.859 vs .821) and slugging (.502 vs .381). Andy Kyle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.440 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 Andy Kyle and Jim Rice

Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2089
138.37
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9058
600
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8225
544.82
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2452
162.42
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1618
107.18
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
24.71
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.23
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
25.3
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
55.24
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
93.33
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1370.47
90.78
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4129
273.5
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3186
211.04
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
82.73
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1451
96.11
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2318
153.54
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
102.52
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1404.66
93.04
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.24
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
44.38
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.1
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
94.26
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
6.37
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.33
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.23
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
315
20.87
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.84
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.25
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.09
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.04
63.04

Fielding Stats for Andy Kyle and Jim Rice

Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
1.03
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
1.02
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40610
27
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13536.2
9
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3103
2.06
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.09
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.04
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
2.2
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3240
2.15
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.286
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.01
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0