Mo Vaughn vs Rafael Palmeiro

Mo Vaughn Rafael Palmeiro

Mo Vaughn and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Mo Vaughn played 12 seasons, 1991 to 2003, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Mo Vaughn has .293 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mo Vaughn and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

1,512	GP	2,831
5,532	AB	10,472
861	R	1,663
1,620	H	3,020
328	HR	569
1,064	RBI	1,835
30	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?

Mo Vaughn and Rafael Palmeiro postseason

7	GP	22
31	AB	82
3	R	13
7	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Mo Vaughn and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

127th (328)	Home runs	13th (569)
224th (1,064)	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

Mo Vaughn: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL 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.

Mo Vaughn and Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1991	.260	4	32	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1992	.234	13	57	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1993	.297	29	101	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1994	.310	26	82	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1995	.300	39	126	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1996	.326	44	143	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1997	.315	35	96	1992	.268	22	85
8th	1998	.337	40	115	1993	.295	37	105
9th	1999	.281	33	108	1994	.319	23	76
10th	2000	.272	36	117	1995	.310	39	104
11th	2002	.259	26	72	1996	.289	39	142
12th	2003	.190	3	15	1997	.254	38	110
13th	—	—	—	—	1998	.296	43	121
14th	—	—	—	—	1999	.324	47	148
15th	—	—	—	—	2000	.288	39	120
16th	—	—	—	—	2001	.273	47	123
17th	—	—	—	—	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


7	GP	22
31	AB	82
3	R	13
7	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8


7	GP	22
31	AB	82
3	R	13
7	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8


7	GP	22
31	AB	82
3	R	13
7	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8