Rafael Ramirez
Career 1,539 G · 1,432 H · 53 HR · 484 RBI · .261 AVG
Seasons leading his league
6
2 best in baseball
4 league only
22
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1982
Best season
Spanning 1982–1985, peaking at 2 titles in 1982.
Led in Shortstop Double Plays for
4 straight seasons
(1982–1985)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 956th League titles 6
- 1,235th Best in baseball 2
- 1,356th Top-5 finishes 22
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 69th Shortstop Double Plays 842
- 84th Shortstop Assists 3,978
- 90th Shortstop Putouts 2,159
- 92nd Shortstop Range Factor 4.43
- 112th Shortstop Fielding Percentage .953
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortstop Double Plays | 4 | 1st | 4 yrs (1982–1985) | 1982 130 1983 116 1984 NL 94 1985 NL 115 |
| Shortstop Putouts | 2 | 1st | — | 1982 NL 300 1984 NL 251 1988 #3 |
| Shortstop Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1982 #2 1984 #2 1985 #2 |
| Hits | — | #3 | — | 1983 #3 |
| Shortstop Assists | — | #2 | — | 1982 #2 1984 #3 1985 #3 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titleBatting
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ATL | NL | 50 | 165 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 2 | .267 | .292 | .352 | .644 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | 95 | 307 | 30 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 7 | .218 | .276 | .303 | .579 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | 157 | 609 | 74 | 169 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 49 | 27 | .278 | .319 | .379 | .698 |
| 1983 | ATL | NL | 152 | 622 | 82 | 185 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 36 | 48 | 16 | .297 | .337 | .368 | .705 |
| 1984 | ATL | NL | 145 | 591 | 51 | 157 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 26 | 70 | 14 | .266 | .295 | .327 | .621 |
| 1985 | ATL | NL | 138 | 568 | 54 | 141 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 63 | 2 | .248 | .272 | .333 | .604 |
| 1986 | ATL | NL | 134 | 496 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 60 | 19 | .240 | .273 | .335 | .608 |
| 1987 | ATL | NL | 56 | 179 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .263 | .300 | .346 | .646 |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 155 | 566 | 51 | 156 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 18 | 61 | 3 | .276 | .298 | .378 | .677 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 151 | 537 | 46 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 64 | 3 | .246 | .283 | .324 | .607 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 132 | 445 | 44 | 116 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 46 | 10 | .261 | .299 | .330 | .630 |
| 1991 | HOU | NL | 101 | 233 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 3 | .236 | .274 | .292 | .566 |
| 1992 | HOU | NL | 73 | 176 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .250 | .283 | .301 | .584 |
| Career | — | — | 1,539 | 5,494 | 562 | 1,432 | 224 | 31 | 53 | 484 | 264 | 621 | 112 | .261 | .295 | .342 | .637 |
Fielding
4 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ATL | NL | SS | 46 | 42 | 359.1 | 63 | 140 | 11 | 25 | 214 | .949 | 4.41 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | SS | 95 | 92 | 818.2 | 181 | 306 | 30 | 55 | 517 | .942 | 5.13 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | SS | 157 | 157 | 1404.1 | 300 | 528 | 38 | 130 | 866 | .956 | 5.27 |
| 1983 | ATL | NL | SS | 152 | 151 | 1332.1 | 232 | 490 | 39 | 116 | 761 | .949 | 4.75 |
| 1984 | ATL | NL | SS | 145 | 141 | 1255.0 | 251 | 443 | 30 | 94 | 724 | .959 | 4.79 |
| 1985 | ATL | NL | SS | 133 | 130 | 1155.1 | 214 | 451 | 32 | 115 | 697 | .954 | 5.00 |
| 1986 | ATL | NL | SS | 86 | 82 | 709.1 | 137 | 282 | 21 | 62 | 440 | .952 | 4.87 |
| 3B | 57 | 40 | 367.0 | 18 | 89 | 8 | 6 | 115 | .930 | 1.88 | |||
| OF | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.33 | |||
| 1987 | ATL | NL | SS | 38 | 29 | 273.1 | 59 | 99 | 9 | 30 | 167 | .946 | 4.16 |
| 3B | 12 | 11 | 88.2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .947 | 1.50 | |||
| 1988 | HOU | NL | SS | 154 | 149 | 1346.2 | 232 | 408 | 23 | 68 | 663 | .965 | 4.16 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | SS | 149 | 137 | 1229.1 | 189 | 326 | 30 | 60 | 545 | .945 | 3.46 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | SS | 129 | 120 | 1058.0 | 190 | 321 | 25 | 57 | 536 | .953 | 3.96 |
| 1991 | HOU | NL | SS | 45 | 27 | 268.2 | 51 | 71 | 6 | 13 | 128 | .953 | 2.71 |
| 2B | 27 | 18 | 161.1 | 35 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 89 | .978 | 3.22 | |||
| 3B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1992 | HOU | NL | SS | 57 | 37 | 357.0 | 60 | 113 | 7 | 17 | 180 | .961 | 3.04 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| Career | — | — | SS | 1,386 | 1,294 | 11567.1 | 2,159 | 3,978 | 301 | 842 | 6,438 | .953 | 4.43 |
| — | — | 3B | 72 | 51 | 459.1 | 25 | 102 | 9 | 9 | 136 | .934 | 1.76 | |
| — | — | 2B | 27 | 18 | 161.1 | 35 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 89 | .978 | 3.22 | |
| — | — | OF | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.33 |