Mike Schmidt vs Rafael Palmeiro

Mike Schmidt Rafael Palmeiro

Mike Schmidt and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Mike Schmidt played 18 seasons, 1972 to 1989, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Mike Schmidt has .267 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288. Mike Schmidt won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mike Schmidt and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

2,404	GP	2,831
8,352	AB	10,472
1,506	R	1,663
2,234	H	3,020
548	HR	569
1,595	RBI	1,835
174	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?

Mike Schmidt and Rafael Palmeiro postseason

36	GP	22
140	AB	82
19	R	13
33	H	20
4	HR	4
16	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Mike Schmidt and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

16th (548)	Home runs	13th (569)
177th (2,234)	Hits	29th (3,020)
35th (1,595)	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

Mike Schmidt: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×10, World Series MVP, NL MVP ×3, NL Silver Slugger ×6
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.

Mike Schmidt and Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1972	.206	1	3	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1973	.196	18	52	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1974	.282	36	116	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1975	.249	38	95	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1976	.262	38	107	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1977	.274	38	101	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1978	.251	21	78	1992	.268	22	85
8th	1979	.253	45	114	1993	.295	37	105
9th	1980	.286	48	121	1994	.319	23	76
10th	1981	.316	31	91	1995	.310	39	104
11th	1982	.280	35	87	1996	.289	39	142
12th	1983	.255	40	109	1997	.254	38	110
13th	1984	.277	36	106	1998	.296	43	121
14th	1985	.277	33	93	1999	.324	47	148
15th	1986	.290	37	119	2000	.288	39	120
16th	1987	.293	35	113	2001	.273	47	123
17th	1988	.249	12	62	2002	.273	43	105
18th	1989	.203	6	28	2003	.260	38	112
19th	—	—	—	—	2004	.258	23	88
20th	—	—	—	—	2005	.266	18	60

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


36	GP	22
140	AB	82
19	R	13
33	H	20
4	HR	4
16	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8


36	GP	22
140	AB	82
19	R	13
33	H	20
4	HR	4
16	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8


36	GP	22
140	AB	82
19	R	13
33	H	20
4	HR	4
16	RBI	8
1	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8