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 60th 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: 1,948)
2B585 (MLB Rank: 21)
3B38 (MLB Rank: 1,074)
HR569 (MLB Rank: 13)
RBI1835 (MLB Rank: 18)
R1663 (MLB Rank: 33)
BB1353 (MLB Rank: 35)
OBP0.371 (MLB Rank: 1,502)
SLG0.515 (MLB Rank: 501)
OPS0.886 (MLB Rank: 715)
SB97 (MLB Rank: 949)
SO1,348 (MLB Rank: 144)
GIDP232 (MLB Rank: 57)
CS40 (MLB Rank: 843)
Rbat+129 (MLB Rank: 1,182)
WAR72.1 (MLB Rank: 60)
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Rafael Palmeiro Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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