Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro
Born: September 24, 1964
La Habana, La Habana Cuba
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Mississippi State University
Career: 1986-2005
Draft: Round 7 (1982 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 1 (1985 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Jackson HS (Miami, FL)
Mississippi State
Minor League Statistics
Rafael Palmeiro compiled a career batting average of .288 with 569 home runs and 1835 RBI in his 2831-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 2005 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 22 | 78 | 73 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .247 | .295 | .425 | .720 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 84 | 244 | 221 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 26 | .276 | .336 | .543 | .879 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 629 | 580 | 75 | 178 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 34 | .307 | .349 | .436 | .785 | 253 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 156 | 632 | 559 | 76 | 154 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 48 | .275 | .354 | .374 | .728 | 209 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
1990 | AL | Texas Rangers | 154 | 651 | 598 | 72 | 191 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 59 | .319 | .361 | .468 | .829 | 280 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 159 | 714 | 631 | 115 | 203 | 49 | 3 | 26 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 72 | .322 | .389 | .532 | .922 | 336 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
1992 | AL | Texas Rangers | 159 | 701 | 608 | 84 | 163 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 83 | .268 | .352 | .434 | .786 | 264 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
1993 | AL | Texas Rangers | 160 | 686 | 597 | 124 | 176 | 40 | 2 | 37 | 105 | 22 | 3 | 73 | 85 | .295 | .371 | .554 | .926 | 331 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 111 | 498 | 436 | 82 | 139 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 63 | .319 | .392 | .550 | .942 | 240 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 143 | 624 | 554 | 89 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 39 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 65 | .310 | .380 | .583 | .963 | 323 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 732 | 626 | 110 | 181 | 40 | 2 | 39 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 96 | .289 | .381 | .546 | .927 | 342 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 158 | 692 | 614 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 110 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 109 | .254 | .329 | .485 | .815 | 298 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 709 | 619 | 98 | 183 | 36 | 1 | 43 | 121 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 91 | .296 | .379 | .565 | .945 | 350 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | 158 | 674 | 565 | 96 | 183 | 30 | 1 | 47 | 148 | 2 | 4 | 97 | 69 | .324 | .420 | .630 | 1.050 | 356 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
2000 | AL | Texas Rangers | 158 | 678 | 565 | 102 | 163 | 29 | 3 | 39 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 77 | .288 | .397 | .558 | .954 | 315 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
2001 | AL | Texas Rangers | 160 | 714 | 600 | 98 | 164 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 90 | .273 | .381 | .563 | .944 | 338 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
2002 | AL | Texas Rangers | 155 | 663 | 546 | 99 | 149 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 94 | .273 | .391 | .571 | .962 | 312 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
2003 | AL | Texas Rangers | 154 | 654 | 561 | 92 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 77 | .260 | .359 | .508 | .867 | 285 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
2004 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 651 | 550 | 68 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 61 | .258 | .359 | .436 | .796 | 240 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
2005 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 110 | 422 | 369 | 47 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 43 | .266 | .339 | .447 | .786 | 165 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Totals | 2831 | 12046 | 10472 | 1663 | 3020 | 585 | 38 | 569 | 1835 | 97 | 40 | 1353 | 1348 | .288 | .371 | .515 | .885 | 5388 | 232 | 87 | 15 | 119 | 172 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 20 | 18 | 150.7 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .900 | 2.150 | 1.800 |
1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 45 | 34 | 312.0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.444 |
1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 18 | 13 | 120.0 | 112 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .992 | 9.000 | 6.667 |
1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 147 | 143 | 1254.3 | 292 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .983 | 2.138 | 2.027 |
1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 5 | 3 | 34.7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.087 | 7.000 |
1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 147 | 142 | 1237.3 | 1167 | 119 | 12 | 106 | .991 | 9.354 | 8.748 |
1990 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 146 | 145 | 1254.7 | 1215 | 91 | 7 | 123 | .995 | 9.368 | 8.945 |
1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 157 | 152 | 1366.0 | 1305 | 96 | 12 | 119 | .992 | 9.231 | 8.924 |
1992 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 156 | 154 | 1382.7 | 1251 | 143 | 7 | 131 | .995 | 9.074 | 8.936 |
1993 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 160 | 158 | 1395.3 | 1388 | 147 | 5 | 133 | .997 | 9.901 | 9.594 |
1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 111 | 110 | 976.7 | 959 | 66 | 4 | 87 | .996 | 9.445 | 9.234 |
1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 142 | 142 | 1238.0 | 1181 | 119 | 4 | 120 | .997 | 9.451 | 9.155 |
1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1418.7 | 1383 | 119 | 8 | 157 | .995 | 9.529 | 9.447 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 155 | 151 | 1356.0 | 1304 | 112 | 10 | 124 | .993 | 9.398 | 9.135 |
1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 159 | 158 | 1378.3 | 1435 | 124 | 9 | 127 | .994 | 1.180 | 9.805 |
1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 28 | 28 | 246.3 | 261 | 13 | 1 | 23 | .996 | 1.011 | 9.786 |
2000 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 108 | 107 | 919.0 | 820 | 56 | 4 | 86 | .995 | 8.579 | 8.111 |
2001 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 113 | 113 | 996.3 | 906 | 83 | 8 | 112 | .992 | 8.934 | 8.752 |
2002 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 97 | 95 | 836.3 | 739 | 84 | 5 | 83 | .994 | 8.857 | 8.485 |
2003 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 55 | 55 | 462.7 | 445 | 49 | 2 | 53 | .996 | 9.610 | 8.982 |
2004 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 130 | 128 | 1137.7 | 1090 | 95 | 8 | 114 | .993 | 9.374 | 9.115 |
2005 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 93 | 82 | 748.3 | 747 | 58 | 4 | 68 | .995 | 9.682 | 8.656 |
Totals | 2351 | 2290 | 20222.0 | 18128 | 1596 | 120 | 1785 | .994 | 8.778 | 8.390 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .176 | .263 | .412 | .675 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .235 | .364 | .588 | .952 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .417 | .667 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 6 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .280 | .308 | .480 | .788 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 91 | 82 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .244 | .308 | .451 | .759 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.763 | 9.250 |
1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.196 | 9.400 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 1B | 4 | 2 | 28.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.321 | 7.250 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.164 | 9.333 |
Totals | 19 | 17 | 167.0 | 162 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 9.108 | 8.895 |
Awards
1997 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1998 - AL Silver Slugger 1B
1998 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1998 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1999 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1999 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1999 - AL Silver Slugger DH
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