Fred McGriff vs Rafael Palmeiro

Fred McGriff Rafael Palmeiro

Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Fred McGriff played 19 seasons, 1986 to 2004, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Fred McGriff has .284 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288. Fred McGriff won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

2,460	GP	2,831
8,757	AB	10,472
1,349	R	1,663
2,490	H	3,020
493	HR	569
1,550	RBI	1,835
72	SB	97
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro postseason

50	GP	22
188	AB	82
36	R	13
57	H	20
10	HR	4
37	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

29th (493)	Home runs	13th (569)
103rd (2,490)	Hits	29th (3,020)
41st (1,550)	RBI	16th (1,835)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Fred McGriff: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger, NL Silver Slugger ×2
Rafael Palmeiro: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1986	.200	0	0	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1987	.247	20	43	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1988	.282	34	82	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1989	.269	36	92	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1990	.300	35	88	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1991	.278	31	106	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1992	.286	35	104	1992	.268	22	85
8th	1993	.291	37	101	1993	.295	37	105
9th	1994	.318	34	94	1994	.319	23	76
10th	1995	.280	27	93	1995	.310	39	104
11th	1996	.295	28	107	1996	.289	39	142
12th	1997	.277	22	97	1997	.254	38	110
13th	1998	.284	19	81	1998	.296	43	121
14th	1999	.310	32	104	1999	.324	47	148
15th	2000	.277	27	106	2000	.288	39	120
16th	2001	.306	31	102	2001	.273	47	123
17th	2002	.273	30	103	2002	.273	43	105
18th	2003	.249	13	40	2003	.260	38	112
19th	2004	.181	2	7	2004	.258	23	88
20th	—	—	—	—	2005	.266	18	60

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


50	GP	22
188	AB	82
36	R	13
57	H	20
10	HR	4
37	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


50	GP	22
188	AB	82
36	R	13
57	H	20
10	HR	4
37	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


50	GP	22
188	AB	82
36	R	13
57	H	20
10	HR	4
37	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8