Rafael Palmeiro career batting average
.288Career Regular Season
Rafael Palmeiro has a career batting average of .288 over 20 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .324 in 1999.
- Most recent: .266 in 2005.
Average of 20 regular seasons, 1986 through 2005. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 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