he wasn't quite fearsome enough to make up for the deficits in his final counting stats. I don't really think his rate stats are good enough, either. His OBP was only .352, and the most he ever walked in a season was 62 times. To me he just had three really mean seasons, from 1977-79. Also, splitterpfj, it would be a good idea to post a link to the player you are profiling's career stats, like this: Jim Rice career numbers (Baseball-Reference.com) Jim Rice career numbers (Baseball Prospectus)