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Norm CashvsJim Rice

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Norm Cash

1958–1974 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Jim Rice

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Norm Cash and Jim Rice: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Norm Cash	Stat	Jim Rice
17	Seasons	16
143.4	Career VAL	154.7
25.4 (1961)	Peak-season VAL	21.6 (1978)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2009
4×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
7	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	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 Norm Cash and Jim Rice have
Norm Cash	Stat	Jim Rice
Career
2,089	Games	2,089
Batting
1,820	Hits	2,452
377	Home runs	382
1,103	RBI	1,451
1,046	Runs	1,249
43	Stolen bases	58
1,043

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	Norm Cash	Jim Rice
22	—	10.7
23	—	9.1
24	1.1	18
25	7.5	21.6
26	25.4	18
27	10.3	8
28	10.5	4.2
29	9	11.1
30	11.5	14.6
31	10.3	8.7
32	8.6	10.3
33	8	11.3
34	8.2	3.7
35	6.5	5.4
36	11.9	0
37	6.7	—
38	6.1	—
39	1.8	—