Prince Fielder vs Rafael Palmeiro

Prince FielderRafael Palmeiro

Prince Fielder and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Prince Fielder played 12 seasons, 2005 to 2016, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Prince Fielder has .283 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288.

Who has the better career numbers?

Prince Fielder and Rafael Palmeiro career totals
1,611GP2,831
5,821AB10,472
862R1,663
1,645H3,020
319HR569
1,028RBI1,835
18SB97
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Prince Fielder and Rafael Palmeiro postseason
44GP22
164AB82
13R13
31H20
5HR4
12RBI8
0SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.5
0.6OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Prince Fielder and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places
139th (319)Home runs13th (569)
242nd (1,028)RBI16th (1,835)
—Hits29th (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

  • Prince Fielder: 0 championships; Hank Aaron Award, NL Silver Slugger ×2, 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.

Prince Fielder and Rafael Palmeiro season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2005.2882101986.247312
2nd2006.27128811987.2761430
3rd2007.288501191988.307853
4th2008.276341021989.275864
5th2009.299461411990.3191489
6th2010.26132831991.3222688
7th2011.299381201992.2682285
8th2012.313301081993.29537105
9th2013.279251061994.3192376
10th2014.2473161995.31039104
11th2015.30523981996.28939142
12th2016.2128441997.25438110
13th————1998.29643121
14th————1999.32447148
15th————2000.28839120
16th————2001.27347123
17th————2002.27343105
18th————2003.26038112
19th————2004.2582388
20th————2005.2661860

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI