Rafael Palmeiro
Bats L Throws L6'0" 180 lbBorn 1964 Havana, CubaDebut 1986Team BAL4x All-StarDraft 1982 R7 #189 New York Mets, Jackson HS (Miami, FL)
Awards: Gold Glove x3, Silver Slugger x2, TSN All-Star x2, TSN Major League Player of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2005 | BAL | 110 | 422 | 47 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 60 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 0.266 | 0.339 | 0.447 | 0.786 | 106.8 |
| 2004 | BAL | 154 | 651 | 68 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 88 | 2 | 86 | 61 | 0.258 | 0.359 | 0.436 | 0.796 | 105.8 |
| 2003 | TEX | 154 | 654 | 92 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 112 | 2 | 84 | 77 | 0.260 | 0.359 | 0.508 | 0.867 | 114.2 |
| 2002 | TEX | 155 | 663 | 99 | 149 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 104 | 94 | 0.273 | 0.391 | 0.571 | 0.962 | 142.6 |
| 2001 | TEX | 160 | 714 | 98 | 164 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 123 | 1 | 101 | 90 | 0.273 | 0.381 | 0.563 | 0.944 | 140.6 |
| 2000 | TEX | 158 | 678 | 102 | 163 | 29 | 3 | 39 | 120 | 2 | 103 | 77 | 0.288 | 0.397 | 0.558 | 0.954 | 132.1 |
| 1999 | TEX | 158 | 674 | 96 | 183 | 30 | 1 | 47 | 148 | 2 | 97 | 69 | 0.324 | 0.420 | 0.630 | 1.050 | 154.0 |
| 1998 | BAL | 162 | 709 | 98 | 183 | 36 | 1 | 43 | 121 | 11 | 79 | 91 | 0.296 | 0.379 | 0.565 | 0.945 | 143.0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 158 | 692 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 110 | 5 | 67 | 109 | 0.254 | 0.329 | 0.485 | 0.815 | 110.5 |
| 1996 | BAL | 162 | 732 | 110 | 181 | 40 | 2 | 39 | 142 | 8 | 95 | 96 | 0.289 | 0.381 | 0.546 | 0.927 | 128.2 |
| 1995 | BAL | 143 | 624 | 89 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 39 | 104 | 3 | 62 | 65 | 0.310 | 0.380 | 0.583 | 0.963 | 143.3 |
| 1994 | BAL | 111 | 498 | 82 | 139 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 7 | 54 | 63 | 0.319 | 0.392 | 0.550 | 0.942 | 135.5 |
| 1993 | TEX | 160 | 686 | 124 | 176 | 40 | 2 | 37 | 105 | 22 | 73 | 85 | 0.295 | 0.371 | 0.554 | 0.926 | 143.7 |
| 1992 | TEX | 159 | 701 | 84 | 163 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 85 | 2 | 72 | 83 | 0.268 | 0.352 | 0.434 | 0.786 | 123.3 |
| 1991 | TEX | 159 | 714 | 115 | 203 | 49 | 3 | 26 | 88 | 4 | 68 | 72 | 0.322 | 0.389 | 0.532 | 0.922 | 154.2 |
| 1990 | TEX | 154 | 651 | 72 | 191 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 89 | 3 | 40 | 59 | 0.319 | 0.361 | 0.468 | 0.829 | 130.2 |
| 1989 | TEX | 156 | 632 | 76 | 154 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 63 | 48 | 0.275 | 0.354 | 0.374 | 0.728 | 107.4 |
| 1988 | CHC | 152 | 629 | 75 | 178 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 0.307 | 0.349 | 0.436 | 0.785 | 121.6 |
| 1987 | CHC | 84 | 244 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 0.276 | 0.336 | 0.543 | 0.879 | 126.3 |
| 1986 | CHC | 22 | 78 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.247 | 0.295 | 0.425 | 0.720 | 91.3 |
| Career | | 2831 | 12046 | 1663 | 3020 | 585 | 38 | 569 | 1835 | 97 | 1353 | 1348 | 0.288 | 0.371 | 0.515 | 0.885 | 130.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2005 | BAL | 1B | 93 | 748 | 747 | 58 | 4 | 68 | 0.995 | |
| 2004 | BAL | 1B | 130 | 1138 | 1090 | 95 | 8 | 114 | 0.993 | |
| 2003 | TEX | 1B | 55 | 463 | 445 | 49 | 2 | 53 | 0.996 | |
| 2002 | TEX | 1B | 97 | 836 | 739 | 84 | 5 | 83 | 0.994 | |
| 2001 | TEX | 1B | 113 | 996 | 906 | 83 | 8 | 112 | 0.992 | |
| 2000 | TEX | 1B | 108 | 919 | 820 | 56 | 4 | 86 | 0.995 | |
| 1999 | TEX | 1B | 28 | 246 | 261 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0.996 | |
| 1998 | BAL | 1B | 159 | 1378 | 1435 | 124 | 9 | 127 | 0.994 | |
| 1997 | BAL | 1B | 155 | 1356 | 1304 | 112 | 10 | 124 | 0.993 | |
| 1996 | BAL | 1B | 159 | 1419 | 1383 | 119 | 8 | 157 | 0.995 | |
| 1995 | BAL | 1B | 142 | 1238 | 1181 | 119 | 4 | 120 | 0.997 | |
| 1994 | BAL | 1B | 111 | 977 | 959 | 66 | 4 | 87 | 0.996 | |
| 1993 | TEX | 1B | 160 | 1395 | 1388 | 147 | 5 | 133 | 0.997 | |
| 1992 | TEX | 1B | 156 | 1383 | 1251 | 143 | 7 | 131 | 0.995 | |
| 1991 | TEX | 1B | 157 | 1366 | 1305 | 96 | 12 | 119 | 0.992 | |
| 1990 | TEX | 1B | 146 | 1255 | 1215 | 91 | 7 | 123 | 0.995 | |
| 1989 | TEX | 1B | 147 | 1237 | 1167 | 119 | 12 | 106 | 0.991 | |
| 1988 | CHC | OF | 147 | 1254 | 292 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.983 | |
| 1988 | CHC | 1B | 5 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | CHC | OF | 45 | 312 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | CHC | 1B | 18 | 120 | 112 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0.992 | |
| 1986 | CHC | OF | 20 | 151 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.900 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.273 | 0.606 |
| 1997 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.270 | 0.289 | 0.459 | 0.749 |
| 1996 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0.206 | 0.317 | 0.500 | 0.817 |
| Career | 22 | 82 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0.244 | 0.308 | 0.451 | 0.759 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2005 | BAL | $3,000,000 |
| 2004 | BAL | $4,000,000 |
| 2003 | TEX | $9,000,000 |
| 2002 | TEX | $8,712,986 |
| 2001 | TEX | $9,000,000 |
| 2000 | TEX | $8,620,921 |
| 1999 | TEX | $8,849,931 |
| 1998 | BAL | $6,515,828 |
| 1997 | BAL | $5,337,021 |
| 1996 | BAL | $5,406,603 |
| 1995 | BAL | $4,906,603 |
| 1994 | BAL | $5,406,603 |
| 1993 | TEX | $4,550,000 |
| 1992 | TEX | $3,850,000 |
| 1991 | TEX | $1,475,000 |
| 1990 | TEX | $300,000 |
| 1989 | CHC | $212,000 |
| 1988 | CHC | $90,000 |
| 1987 | CHC | $62,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.