Rafael Palmeiro batting average in 2005

• 16th-best of Rafael Palmeiro's 20 seasons on file; the high is .324 in 1999.
• Up .008 from .258 in 2004.

Average of 20 regular seasons, 1986 through 2005. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Rafael Palmeiro batting average in 2005, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1986	CHC	22	73	9	18	3	12	1	.247	.295	.425	.720
1987	CHC	84	221	32	61	14	30	2	.276	.336	.543	.879
1988	CHC	152	580	75	178	8	53	12	.307	.349	.436	.785
1989	TEX	156	559	76	154	8	64	4	.275	.354	.374	.728
1990	TEX	154	598	72	191	14	89	3	.319	.361	.468	.829
1991	TEX	159	631	115	203	26	88	4	.322	.389	.532	.922
1992	TEX	159	608	84	163	22	85	2	.268	.352	.434	.786
1993	TEX	160	597	124	176	37	105	22	.295	.371	.554	.926
1994	BAL	111	436	82	139	23	76	7	.319	.392	.550	.942
1995	BAL	143	554	89	172	39	104	3	.310	.380	.583	.963
1996	BAL	162	626	110	181	39	142	8	.289	.381	.546	.927
1997	BAL	158	614	95	156	38	110	5	.254	.329	.485	.815
1998	BAL	162	619	98	183	43	121	11	.296	.379	.565	.945
1999	TEX	158	565	96	183	47	148	2	.324	.420	.630	1.050
2000	TEX	158	565	102	163	39	120	2	.288	.397	.558	.954
2001	TEX	160	600	98	164	47	123	1	.273	.381	.563	.944
2002	TEX	155	546	99	149	43	105	2	.273	.391	.571	.962
2003	TEX	154	561	92	146	38	112	2	.260	.359	.508	.867
2004	BAL	154	550	68	142	23	88	2	.258	.359	.436	.796
2005	BAL	110	369	47	98	18	60	2	.266	.339	.447	.786

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS