Rafael Palmeiro

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Rafael Palmeiro

1986–2005 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'0", 180 lb · b. 1964 Havana, La Habana

Career 2,831 G · 3,020 H · 569 HR · 1,835 RBI · .288 AVG

Seasons leading his league

16

6 best in baseball 10 league only

81 Top-5 finishes

8 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1993 Best season

Spanning 1989–1998, peaking at 4 titles in 1993.

Clubs 500 Home Run Club 3,000 Hit Club 200 Hit Seasons

Team records #1 Rangers 1999 OPS #2 Rangers career HR #2 Rangers career RBI #2 Rangers career R #2 Rangers 1999 RBI #3 Rangers career OPS #3 Orioles career OPS #3 Orioles 1996 RBI #3 Rangers 1993 R #4 Rangers career H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

229th League titles 16
389th Best in baseball 6
103rd Top-5 finishes 81

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

4th First Base Double Plays 1,782
8th First Base Assists 1,587
12th Total Bases 5,388
13th Home Runs 569
18th Runs Batted In 1,835
21st Doubles 585
24th First Base Putouts 17,738
29th First Base Fielding Percentage .994
30th Hits 3,020
33rd Runs 1,663
35th Walks 1,353
80th Slugging Percentage .515
91st First Base Range Factor 9.04
93rd On-Base Plus Slug. .885
267th On-Base Percentage .371
442nd Batting Average .288

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Assists	6	1st	2 yrs (1992–1993)	1992 143 1993 147 1989 AL 119 1995 AL 119 1996 AL 119 1998 AL 124 1997 #2 2004 #2
First Base Putouts	3	1st	—	1998 1,435 1993 AL 1,388 1996 AL 1,383 1990 #3 1991 #2 1992 #2 1994 #2 1995 #2 1997 #3
First Base Range Factor	2	1st	—	1998 9.81 1996 AL 9.45 1993 #2
First Base Double Plays	2	1st	—	1996 157 1993 AL 133 1990 #3 1992 #2 1994 #3 1998 #3
Doubles	1	1st	—	1991 49 1988 #2 1993 #3
Runs	1	1st	—	1993 AL 124 1991 #2
Hits	1	1st	—	1990 AL 191 1988 #3 1991 #3
First Base Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1992 #2 1993 #2 1994 #3 1995 #2 1996 #3 2000 #2
Walks	—	#3	—	2002 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1991 #2 1995 #2 1999 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1999 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1999 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1999 #2
Home Runs	—	#2	—	1999 #2 2001 #3 2002 #3
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1988 #2 1990 #3

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1998	3	1B PO 1,435 1B A 124 1B RF 9.81
1996	4	1B PO 1,383 1B A 119 1B DP 157 1B RF 9.45
1995	1	1B A 119
1993	4	R 124 1B PO 1,388 1B A 147 1B DP 133
1992	1	1B A 143
1991	1	2B 49
1990	1	H 191
1989	1	1B A 119

Batting

led the league 20 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986	CHN	NL	22	73	9	18	4	0	3	12	4	6	1	.247	.295	.425	.720
1987	CHN	NL	84	221	32	61	15	1	14	30	20	26	2	.276	.336	.543	.879
1988	CHN	NL	152	580	75	178	41	5	8	53	38	34	12	.307	.349	.436	.786
1989	TEX	AL	156	559	76	154	23	4	8	64	63	48	4	.276	.354	.374	.728
1990	TEX	AL	154	598	72	191	35	6	14	89	40	59	3	.319	.361	.468	.829
1991	TEX	AL	159	631	115	203	49	3	26	88	68	72	4	.322	.389	.533	.922
1992	TEX	AL	159	608	84	163	27	4	22	85	72	83	2	.268	.352	.434	.786
1993	TEX	AL	160	597	124	176	40	2	37	105	73	85	22	.295	.371	.554	.926
1994	BAL	AL	111	436	82	139	32	0	23	76	54	63	7	.319	.392	.551	.942
1995	BAL	AL	143	554	89	172	30	2	39	104	62	65	3	.311	.380	.583	.963
1996	BAL	AL	162	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	95	96	8	.289	.381	.546	.927
1997	BAL	AL	158	614	95	156	24	2	38	110	67	109	5	.254	.330	.485	.815
1998	BAL	AL	162	619	98	183	36	1	43	121	79	91	11	.296	.379	.565	.945
1999	TEX	AL	158	565	96	183	30	1	47	148	97	69	2	.324	.420	.630	1.050
2000	TEX	AL	158	565	102	163	29	3	39	120	103	77	2	.289	.397	.558	.954
2001	TEX	AL	160	600	98	164	33	0	47	123	101	90	1	.273	.381	.563	.944
2002	TEX	AL	155	546	99	149	34	0	43	105	104	94	2	.273	.391	.571	.962
2003	TEX	AL	154	561	92	146	21	2	38	112	84	77	2	.260	.359	.508	.867
2004	BAL	AL	154	550	68	142	29	0	23	88	86	61	2	.258	.359	.436	.796
2005	BAL	AL	110	369	47	98	13	0	18	60	43	43	2	.266	.339	.447	.786
Career	—	—	2,831	10,472	1,663	3,020	585	38	569	1,835	1,353	1,348	97	.288	.371	.515	.885

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1986	CHN	NL	OF	20	18	150.2	34	2	4	1	40	.900	1.80
1987	CHN	NL	OF	45	34	312.0	64	1	0	1	65	1.000	1.44
			1B	18	13	120.0	112	8	1	15	121	.992	6.67
1988	CHN	NL	OF	147	143	1254.1	292	6	5	1	303	.984	2.03
			1B	5	3	34.2	30	5	0	1	35	1.000	7.00
1989	TEX	AL	1B	147	142	1237.1	1,167	119	12	106	1,298	.991	8.75
1990	TEX	AL	1B	146	145	1254.2	1,215	91	7	123	1,313	.995	8.95
1991	TEX	AL	1B	157	152	1366.0	1,305	96	12	119	1,413	.992	8.92
1992	TEX	AL	1B	156	154	1382.2	1,251	143	7	131	1,401	.995	8.94
1993	TEX	AL	1B	160	158	1395.1	1,388	147	5	133	1,540	.997	9.59
1994	BAL	AL	1B	111	110	976.2	959	66	4	87	1,029	.996	9.23
1995	BAL	AL	1B	142	142	1238.0	1,181	119	4	120	1,304	.997	9.16
1996	BAL	AL	1B	159	159	1418.2	1,383	119	8	157	1,510	.995	9.45
1997	BAL	AL	1B	155	151	1356.0	1,304	112	10	124	1,426	.993	9.14
1998	BAL	AL	1B	159	158	1378.1	1,435	124	9	127	1,568	.994	9.81
1999	TEX	AL	1B	28	28	246.1	261	13	1	23	275	.996	9.79
2000	TEX	AL	1B	108	107	919.0	820	56	4	86	880	.996	8.11
2001	TEX	AL	1B	113	113	996.1	906	83	8	112	997	.992	8.75
2002	TEX	AL	1B	97	95	836.1	739	84	5	83	828	.994	8.49
2003	TEX	AL	1B	55	55	462.2	445	49	2	53	496	.996	8.98
2004	BAL	AL	1B	130	128	1137.2	1,090	95	8	114	1,193	.993	9.12
2005	BAL	AL	1B	93	82	748.1	747	58	4	68	809	.995	8.66
Career	—	—	1B	2,139	2,095	18505.0	17,738	1,587	111	1,782	19,436	.994	9.04
	—	—	OF	212	195	1717.0	390	9	9	3	408	.978	1.88