Jim Edmonds vs Rafael Palmeiro

Jim Edmonds Rafael Palmeiro

Jim Edmonds and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Jim Edmonds played 17 seasons, 1993 to 2010, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Jim Edmonds has .284 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288. Jim Edmonds won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Edmonds and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

2,011	GP	2,831
6,858	AB	10,472
1,251	R	1,663
1,949	H	3,020
393	HR	569
1,199	RBI	1,835
67	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?

Jim Edmonds and Rafael Palmeiro postseason

64	GP	22
230	AB	82
33	R	13
63	H	20
13	HR	4
42	RBI	8
2	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

Jim Edmonds and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

64th (393)	Home runs	13th (569)
143rd (1,199)	RBI	16th (1,835)
—	Hits	29th (3,020)

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

Jim Edmonds: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×2, NL Gold Glove ×6, NL Silver Slugger
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.

Jim Edmonds and Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1993	.246	0	4	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1994	.273	5	37	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1995	.290	33	107	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1996	.304	27	66	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1997	.291	26	80	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1998	.307	25	91	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1999	.250	5	23	1992	.268	22	85
8th	2000	.295	42	108	1993	.295	37	105
9th	2001	.304	30	110	1994	.319	23	76
10th	2002	.311	28	83	1995	.310	39	104
11th	2003	.275	39	89	1996	.289	39	142
12th	2004	.301	42	111	1997	.254	38	110
13th	2005	.263	29	89	1998	.296	43	121
14th	2006	.257	19	70	1999	.324	47	148
15th	2007	.252	12	53	2000	.288	39	120
16th	2008	.235	20	55	2001	.273	47	123
17th	2010	.276	11	23	2002	.273	43	105
18th	—	—	—	—	2003	.260	38	112
19th	—	—	—	—	2004	.258	23	88
20th	—	—	—	—	2005	.266	18	60

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


64	GP	22
230	AB	82
33	R	13
63	H	20
13	HR	4
42	RBI	8
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


64	GP	22
230	AB	82
33	R	13
63	H	20
13	HR	4
42	RBI	8
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8


64	GP	22
230	AB	82
33	R	13
63	H	20
13	HR	4
42	RBI	8
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.8