Rafael Palmeiro Stats

Rafael Palmeiro was born on Thursday, September 24, 1964, in Havana, Cuba. Palmeiro was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1986, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rafael Palmeiro baseball stats page.

"My dad was the force behind me early on. He was just infatuated with baseball. He was the one that basically taught me how to play the game. He gave a lot of his time working out with me, practicing and taking me to a lot of different games. It was hard work between both of us." - Rafael Palmeiro in The Miami Herald (May 2, 2003)

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Rafael Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series

Rafael Palmeiro Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Signature Series
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Rafael (Corrales) Palmeiro
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-24-1964
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Havana, Cuba
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Mississippi State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   188
First Game:   09-08-1986 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-30-2005
Draft:   1985 : 1st Round (22nd)
Rafael Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rafael Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1986 Cubs 22 73 9 18 4 0 3 0 12 4 0 6 0 0 1 4 .247 .295 .425
1987 Cubs 84 221 32 61 15 1 14 0 30 20 1 26 0 2 1 4 .276 .336 .543
1988 Cubs 152 580 75 178 41 5 8 1 53 38 6 34 2 6 3 11 .307 .349 .436
1989 Rangers 156 559 76 154 23 4 8 0 64 63 3 48 2 2 6 18 .275 .354 .374
1990 Rangers 154 598 72 191 35 6 14 0 89 40 6 59 2 8 3 24 .319 .361 .468
1991 Rangers 159 631 115 203 49 3 26 0 88 68 10 72 2 7 6 17 .322 .389 .532
1992 Rangers 159 608 84 163 27 4 22 1 85 72 8 83 5 6 10 10 .268 .352 .434
1993 Rangers 160 597 124 176 40 2 37 0 105 73 22 85 2 9 5 8 .295 .371 .554
1994 Orioles 111 436 82 139 32 0 23 0 76 54 1 63 0 6 2 11 .319 .392 .550
1995 Orioles 143 554 89 172 30 2 39 0 104 62 5 65 0 5 3 12 .310 .380 .583
1996 Orioles 162 626 110 181 40 2 39 1 142 95 12 96 0 8 3 9 .289 .381 .546
1997 Orioles 158 614 95 156 24 2 38 1 110 67 7 109 0 6 5 14 .254 .329 .485
1998 Orioles 162 619 98 183 36 1 43 1 121 79 8 91 0 4 7 14 .296 .379 .565
1999 Rangers 158 565 96 183 30 1 47 3 148 97 14 69 0 9 3 12 .324 .420 .630
2000 Rangers 158 565 102 163 29 3 39 0 120 103 17 77 0 7 3 14 .288 .397 .558
2001 Rangers 160 600 98 164 33 0 47 1 123 101 8 90 0 6 7 8 .273 .381 .563
2002 Rangers 155 546 99 149 34 0 43 1 105 104 16 94 0 7 6 10 .273 .391 .571
2003 Rangers 154 561 92 146 21 2 38 1 112 84 9 77 0 4 5 7 .260 .359 .508
2004 Orioles 154 550 68 142 29 0 23 0 88 86 15 61 0 9 6 15 .258 .359 .436
2005 Orioles 110 369 47 98 13 0 18 1 60 43 4 43 0 8 2 9 .266 .339 .447
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 2,831 10,472 1,663 3,020 585 38 569 12 1,835 1,353 172 1,348 15 119 87 231 .288 .371 .515
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Rafael Palmeiro Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1986 Cubs LF 19 - 395 38 2.0 35 33 2 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.39 -
1986 Cubs RF 3 - 57 6 2.0 5 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.37 -
1987 Cubs 1B 18 - 360 121 6.7 120 112 8 1 15 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.00 -
1987 Cubs LF 44 - 924 68 1.5 68 67 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99 -
1987 Cubs RF 2 - 12 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1988 Cubs 1B 5 - 102 35 7.0 35 30 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.26 0.833
1988 Cubs CF 2 - 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
1988 Cubs LF 145 - 3,711 295 2.0 290 285 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.11 0.869
1988 Cubs RF 3 - 45 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 0.667
1989 Rangers 1B 147 - 3,708 1,298 8.8 1,286 1,167 119 12 106 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.36 0.838
1990 Rangers 1B 146 - 3,765 1,313 9.0 1,306 1,215 91 7 123 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.37 0.865
1991 Rangers 1B 157 152 4,098 1,413 9.0 1,401 1,305 96 12 119 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.23 0.866
1992 Rangers 1B 156 154 4,146 1,401 9.0 1,394 1,251 143 7 131 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.08 0.853
1993 Rangers 1B 160 158 4,185 1,540 9.6 1,535 1,388 147 5 133 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.90 0.887
1994 Orioles 1B 111 110 2,928 1,029 9.3 1,025 959 66 4 87 n/a n/a n/a .996 9.45 0.813
1995 Orioles 1B 142 142 3,714 1,304 9.2 1,300 1,181 119 4 120 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.45 0.882
1996 Orioles 1B 159 159 4,254 1,510 9.5 1,502 1,383 119 8 157 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.53 0.837
1997 Orioles 1B 155 151 4,068 1,426 9.2 1,416 1,304 112 10 124 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.40 0.877
1998 Orioles 1B 159 158 4,134 1,568 9.9 1,559 1,435 124 9 127 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.18 0.862
1999 Rangers 1B 30 30 749 275 9.2 274 261 13 1 23 n/a n/a n/a .996 9.88 0.826
2000 Rangers 1B 108 107 2,757 880 8.1 876 820 56 4 86 n/a n/a n/a .995 8.58 0.826
2001 Rangers 1B 113 113 2,989 996 8.8 988 905 83 8 112 n/a n/a n/a .992 8.92 0.858
2002 Rangers 1B 97 95 2,509 828 8.5 823 739 84 5 83 n/a n/a n/a .994 8.86 0.834
2003 Rangers 1B 55 55 1,388 496 9.0 494 445 49 2 53 n/a n/a n/a .996 9.61 0.789
2004 Orioles 1B 130 128 3,413 1,193 9.2 1,185 1,090 95 8 114 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.37 0.828
2005 Orioles 1B 93 82 2,244 809 8.7 805 747 58 4 68 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.69 0.810
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 2,141 1,794 55,511 19,435 9.1 19,324 17,737 1,587 111 1,782 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.40 --
LF Totals 208 0 5,030 401 1.9 393 385 8 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.11 --
RF Totals 8 0 114 10 1.3 8 6 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.89 --
CF Totals 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
20 Years 2,793 1,794 60,661 19,846 7.1 19,725 18,128 1,597 120 1,786 n/a n/a n/a .994 8.78 --
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Rafael Palmeiro Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1986 Cubs 1 1 .500 - - n/a 24.3 12.2 6.1 - - -
1987 Cubs 2 2 .500 - - n/a 15.8 8.5 7.4 - - -
1988 Cubs 12 2 .857 - - n/a 72.5 17.1 10.9 - - -
1989 Rangers 4 3 .571 - - 6 69.9 11.6 8.7 - - -
1990 Rangers 3 3 .500 - - 6 42.7 10.1 6.7 - - -
1991 Rangers 4 3 .571 - - 2 24.3 8.8 7.2 - - -
1992 Rangers 2 3 .400 - - 2 27.6 7.3 7.2 - - -
1993 Rangers 22 3 .880 - - 0 16.1 7.0 5.7 - - -
1994 Orioles 7 3 .700 - - 0 19.0 6.9 5.7 - - -
1995 Orioles 3 1 .750 - - 0 14.2 8.5 5.3 - - -
1996 Orioles 8 0 1.000 - - 3 16.1 6.5 4.4 - - -
1997 Orioles 5 2 .714 - - 3 16.2 5.6 5.6 - - -
1998 Orioles 11 7 .611 - - 3 14.4 6.8 5.1 - - -
1999 Rangers 2 4 .333 - - 135 12.0 8.2 3.8 - - -
2000 Rangers 2 1 .667 - - 46 14.5 7.3 4.7 - - -
2001 Rangers 1 1 .500 - - 46 12.8 6.7 4.9 - - -
2002 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - 55 12.7 5.8 5.2 - - -
2003 Rangers 2 0 1.000 4 - 96 14.8 7.3 5.0 - - -
2004 Orioles 2 1 .667 6 - 21 23.9 9.0 6.3 - - -
2005 Orioles 2 0 1.000 - - 0 20.5 8.6 6.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 96 40 .706 10 - 424 18.4 7.8 5.7 - - -
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Rafael Palmeiro Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1986 Chicago Cubs 25 Undetermined - -
1987 Chicago Cubs 25 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Chicago Cubs 25 $90,000.00 Stats -
1989 Texas Rangers 3 $212,000.00 - -
1990 Texas Rangers 25 $300,000.00 - -
1991 Texas Rangers 25 $1,475,000.00 Stats -
1992 Texas Rangers 25 $3,850,000.00 - -
1993 Texas Rangers 25 $4,550,000.00 - -
1994 Baltimore Orioles 25 $5,406,603.00 - n/a
1995 Baltimore Orioles 25 $4,906,603.00 - -
1996 Baltimore Orioles 25 $5,406,603.00 - -
1997 Baltimore Orioles 25 $5,337,021.00 - -
1998 Baltimore Orioles 25 $6,515,828.00 Stats -
1999 Texas Rangers 25 $8,849,931.00 Stats -
2000 Texas Rangers 25 $8,620,921.00 - -
2001 Texas Rangers 25 $9,000,000.00 - -
2002 Texas Rangers 25 $8,712,986.00 - -
2003 Texas Rangers 25 $9,000,000.00 - -
2004 Baltimore Orioles 25 $4,000,000.00 - -
2005 Baltimore Orioles 25 $3,000,000.00 - -


Did you know that Rafael Palmeiro is one of only four ballplayers (Jimmie Foxx, Mark McGwire & Manny Ramirez are the other three) in Major League history to hit at least two-hundred career home runs with two different ballclubs?

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