Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- Mississippi State
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- Mississippi State
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,831
- AB
- 10,472
- R
- 1,663
- H
- 3,020
- HR
- 569
- RBI
- 1,835
- SB
- 97
- AVG
- .288
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 22
- AB
- 82
- R
- 13
- H
- 20
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .244
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 12,046
- TB
- 5,388
- XBH
- 1,192
- HBP
- 87
- IBB
- 172
- GIDP
- 232
- P/PA
- 0.79
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What were Rafael Palmeiro's career stats?
Rafael Palmeiro played 20 seasons for the Cubs, the Rangers and the Orioles. He was a career .288 hitter with 3,020 hits, 569 home runs and 1,835 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .324 batting average, 47 home runs and 148 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
20 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 2005
Rafael Palmeiro finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×3: 1997, 1998, 1999
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 1998, 1999
All-time career rank
- 13th in home runs (569)
- 29th in hits (3,020)
- 16th in rbi (1,835)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1990 (10th), 1991 (7th)
- Home Runs: 1993 (8th), 1995 (5th), 1999 (4th), 2001 (8th), 2002 (5th)
- RBI: 1996 (5th), 1999 (2nd)
- Hits: 1990 (4th), 1991 (3rd)
- OPS: 1991 (6th), 1999 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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