Jim Rice vs. Bill Hands — Matchup Analysis
Bill Hands has completely neutralized Rice in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Hands. Rice's numbers against Hands tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 67% below the career mark of 0.854, with a batting average of just 0.143, 52% below their career average and below Hands's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Rice striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hands. Edge: Hands.
How Jim Rice put the ball into play against Bill Hands
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Hands to Jim Rice
Matchup Details for Jim Rice and Bill Hands
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Rice and Bill Hands including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jim Rice Career Plate Appearances
9058
Bill Hands Career Batters Faced
8116
In this matchup
0.143
Jim Rice Career Batting Average
0.298
Bill Hands Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Bill Hands Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.156
Bill Hands Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.268
Bill Hands Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
0.167
Jim Rice Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Bill Hands Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Hit By Pitch
64
Bill Hands Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Intentional Walks
77
Bill Hands Career Intentional Walks Allowed
55
In this matchup
7.000
Jim Rice Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.370
Bill Hands Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.195
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Bill Hands Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Jim Rice Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Bill Hands Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Bill Hands Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
1
Jim Rice Career Ground into Double Play
315
Bill Hands Career Double Plays Enabled
39
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0