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Jim RicevsMike Piazza

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

Jim Rice

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Mike Piazza

1992–2007 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Rice and Mike Piazza: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Rice	Stat	Mike Piazza
16	Seasons	16
154.7	Career VAL	167.7
21.6 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	20.1 (1997)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2016
1×	MVP Awards	—
2×	Silver Sluggers	10×
8×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
19

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jim Rice and Mike Piazza have
Jim Rice	Stat	Mike Piazza
Career
2,089	Games	1,912
Batting
2,452	Hits	2,127
382	Home runs	427
1,451	RBI	1,335
1,249	Runs	1,048
58	Stolen bases	17
670

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Jim Rice	Mike Piazza
22	10.7	—
23	9.1	—
24	18	14.2
25	21.6	8.3
26	18	13.8
27	8	17.5
28	4.2	20.1
29	11.1	16
30	14.6	12.6
31	8.7	15.4
32	10.3	14.1
33	11.3	11.5
34	3.7	4.8
35	5.4	7.4
36	0	4.7
37	—	5.6
38	—	1.7