Rafael Palmeiro Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Rafael Palmeiro made their MLB debut in 1986 and appeared in 2,831 games over 20 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.288, OPS of 0.886, hit 569 HRs, and recorded 72.1 WAR. They rank 13th all-time in HRs and 59th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Rafael Palmeiro made their MLB debut in 1986 and played in 2,831 games over 20 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G2,831 (MLB Rank: 20)
AB10,472 (MLB Rank: 20)
H3,020 (MLB Rank: 30)
BA0.288 (MLB Rank: 1,945)
2B585 (MLB Rank: 21)
3B38 (MLB Rank: 1,072)
HR569 (MLB Rank: 13)
RBI1835 (MLB Rank: 18)
R1663 (MLB Rank: 33)
BB1353 (MLB Rank: 35)
OBP0.371 (MLB Rank: 1,498)
SLG0.515 (MLB Rank: 500)
OPS0.886 (MLB Rank: 719)
SB97 (MLB Rank: 930)
SO1,348 (MLB Rank: 139)
GIDP232 (MLB Rank: 57)
CS40 (MLB Rank: 836)
Rbat+129 (MLB Rank: 1,181)
WAR72.1 (MLB Rank: 59)

Rafael Palmeiro Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Rafael Palmeiro's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (2005)

    In 2005, Rafael Palmeiro played in 110 games and posted the following stats:

    G110
    AB369
    H98
    BA0.266
    2B13
    3B0
    HR18
    RBI60
    R47
    BB43
    OBP0.339
    SLG0.447
    OPS0.786
    SB2
    SO43
    GIDP9
    Rbat+108
    WAR0.3

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Rafael Palmeiro's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1999, 47 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1991, 203 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1999, 148 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1993, 22 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1999, 0.324 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1999, 0.420 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1999, 0.630 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1999, 1.050 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1993, 6.9 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Rafael Palmeiro appeared in 22 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.244, OBP of 0.308, SLG of 0.451, and OPS of 0.759. They also tallied 4 HR, 20 H, 8 RBI, and 0 SB.

    Rafael Palmeiro Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1986
    18
    3
    12
    0.247
    9
    0.72
    -0.1
    0.295
    0.425
    78
    4
    6
    4
    0
    31
    0.319
    84
    91
    22
    4
    1
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    73
    1987
    61
    14
    30
    0.276
    32
    0.879
    0.7
    0.336
    0.543
    244
    20
    26
    15
    1
    120
    0.396
    137
    126
    84
    4
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    0
    221
    1988
    178
    8
    53
    0.307
    75
    0.785
    2.3
    0.349
    0.436
    629
    38
    34
    41
    5
    253
    0.361
    121
    121
    152
    11
    3
    6
    12
    2
    6
    2
    580
    1989
    154
    8
    64
    0.275
    76
    0.728
    2.6
    0.354
    0.374
    632
    63
    48
    23
    4
    209
    0.346
    108
    104
    156
    18
    6
    3
    4
    3
    2
    2
    559
    1990
    191
    14
    89
    0.319
    72
    0.829
    4.3
    0.361
    0.468
    651
    40
    59
    35
    6
    280
    0.372
    128
    131
    154
    24
    3
    6
    3
    3
    8
    2
    598
    1991
    203
    26
    88
    0.322
    115
    0.922
    5.8
    0.389
    0.532
    714
    68
    72
    49
    3
    336
    0.407
    154
    155
    159
    17
    6
    10
    4
    3
    7
    2
    631
    1992
    163
    22
    85
    0.268
    84
    0.786
    4.1
    0.352
    0.434
    701
    72
    83
    27
    4
    264
    0.363
    125
    123
    159
    10
    10
    8
    2
    3
    6
    5
    608
    1993
    176
    37
    105
    0.295
    124
    0.926
    6.9
    0.371
    0.554
    686
    73
    85
    40
    2
    331
    0.405
    144
    150
    160
    8
    5
    22
    22
    3
    9
    2
    597
    1994
    139
    23
    76
    0.319
    82
    0.942
    4
    0.392
    0.55
    498
    54
    63
    32
    0
    240
    0.408
    134
    136
    111
    11
    2
    1
    7
    3
    6
    0
    436
    1995
    172
    39
    104
    0.31
    89
    0.963
    5.5
    0.38
    0.583
    624
    62
    65
    30
    2
    323
    0.419
    145
    145
    143
    12
    3
    5
    3
    1
    5
    0
    554
    1996
    181
    39
    142
    0.289
    110
    0.927
    4.5
    0.381
    0.546
    732
    95
    96
    40
    2
    342
    0.398
    127
    132
    162
    9
    3
    12
    8
    0
    8
    0
    626
    1997
    156
    38
    110
    0.254
    95
    0.815
    3.2
    0.329
    0.485
    692
    67
    109
    24
    2
    298
    0.351
    106
    113
    158
    14
    5
    7
    5
    2
    6
    0
    614
    1998
    183
    43
    121
    0.296
    98
    0.945
    6.3
    0.379
    0.565
    709
    79
    91
    36
    1
    350
    0.402
    141
    144
    162
    14
    7
    8
    11
    7
    4
    0
    619
    1999
    183
    47
    148
    0.324
    96
    1.05
    5.2
    0.42
    0.63
    674
    97
    69
    30
    1
    356
    0.435
    154
    160
    158
    13
    3
    14
    2
    4
    9
    0
    565
    2000
    163
    39
    120
    0.288
    102
    0.954
    2.9
    0.397
    0.558
    678
    103
    77
    29
    3
    315
    0.402
    131
    138
    158
    14
    3
    17
    2
    1
    7
    0
    565
    2001
    164
    47
    123
    0.273
    98
    0.944
    4.7
    0.381
    0.563
    714
    101
    90
    33
    0
    338
    0.402
    140
    141
    160
    8
    7
    8
    1
    1
    6
    0
    600
    2002
    149
    43
    105
    0.273
    99
    0.962
    4.5
    0.391
    0.571
    663
    104
    94
    34
    0
    312
    0.404
    141
    146
    155
    10
    6
    16
    2
    0
    7
    0
    546
    2003
    146
    38
    112
    0.26
    92
    0.867
    3.6
    0.359
    0.508
    654
    84
    77
    21
    2
    285
    0.377
    116
    117
    154
    7
    5
    9
    2
    0
    4
    0
    561
    2004
    142
    23
    88
    0.258
    68
    0.796
    0.8
    0.359
    0.436
    651
    86
    61
    29
    0
    240
    0.351
    107
    108
    154
    15
    6
    15
    2
    1
    9
    0
    550
    2005
    98
    18
    60
    0.266
    47
    0.786
    0.3
    0.339
    0.447
    422
    43
    43
    13
    0
    165
    0.348
    108
    108
    110
    9
    2
    4
    2
    0
    8
    0
    369