MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
8
Career home runs
382
Career RBIs
1,451
Total bases in 1978
406
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22 | |
| 1976 | 25 | |
| 1977 | 39 | |
| 1978 | 46 | |
| 1979 | 39 | |
| 1980 | 24 | |
| 1981 | 17 | |
| 1982 | 24 | |
| 1983 | 39 | |
| 1984 | 28 | |
| 1985 | 27 | |
| 1986 | 20 | |
| 1987 | 13 | |
| 1988 | 13 | |
| 1989 | 3 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Rice ranks #123 in Baseball
Jim Rice ranks #123 in Baseball and #2461 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1989 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 8, Career home runs 382, Career RBIs 1451.
Nearest context: ahead Masahiro Tanaka (87.5); behind Roberto Clemente (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jim Rice GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Rice comparisons
Jim Rice — frequently asked
- Is Jim Rice the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jim Rice ranks #123 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Jim Rice's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Jim Rice rank all time?
- #2461 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #123 in Baseball.
- Jim Rice vs Masahiro Tanaka: who ranks higher?
- Jim Rice ranks higher at 87.5 versus Masahiro Tanaka at 87.5, a margin of 0.0 points.