Rafael Palmeiro

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 24, 1964 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Last Game: August 30, 2005 (Age 40-340d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Rafael Palmeiro

Pronunciation: \pahl-MARE-oh\

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4x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

71.9

10472

3020

569

.288

1663

RBI

1835

OBP

.371

SLG

.515

OPS

.885

OPS+

132

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1985	20	-1.8	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	73	315	279	34	83	22	4	5	51	9	3	31	34	.298	.369	.459	.828	128		2	1	2	2
1986	21	-2.3	Pittsfield	EL	AA	CHC	140	579	509	66	156	29	2	12	95	15	7	54	32	.307	.367	.442	.809	225		2	1	13	13
1986	21	-7.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	22	78	73	9	18	4	0	3	12	1	1	4	6	.247	.295	.425	.720	31	4	1	0	0	0
1987	22	-3.8	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	57	244	214	36	64	14	3	11	41	4	3	22	22	.299	.366	.547	.913	117		3	1	4	1
1987	22	-6.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	84	244	221	32	61	15	1	14	30	2	2	20	26	.276	.336	.543	.879	120	4	1	0	2	1
1988	23	-5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	152	629	580	75	178	41	5	8	53	12	2	38	34	.307	.349	.436	.786	253	11	3	2	6	6
1989	24	-4.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	156	632	559	76	154	23	4	8	64	4	3	63	48	.276	.354	.374	.728	209	18	6	2	2	3
1990	25	-3.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	154	651	598	72	191	35	6	14	89	3	3	40	59	.319	.361	.468	.829	280	24	3	2	8	6
1991	26	-2.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	159	714	631	115	203	49	3	26	88	4	3	68	72	.322	.389	.533	.922	336	17	6	2	7	10
1992	27	-1.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	159	701	608	84	163	27	4	22	85	2	3	72	83	.268	.352	.434	.786	264	10	10	5	6	8
1993	28	-0.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	160	686	597	124	176	40	2	37	105	22	3	73	85	.295	.371	.554	.926	331	8	5	2	9	22
1994	29	-0.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	111	498	436	82	139	32	0	23	76	7	3	54	63	.319	.392	.551	.942	240	11	2	0	6	1
1995	30	1.0	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	143	624	554	89	172	30	2	39	104	3	1	62	65	.311	.380	.583	.963	323	12	3	0	5	5
1996	31	2.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	162	732	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	8	0	95	96	.289	.381	.546	.927	342	9	3	0	8	12
1997	32	2.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	158	692	614	95	156	24	2	38	110	5	2	67	109	.254	.330	.485	.815	298	14	5	0	6	7
1998	33	3.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	162	709	619	98	183	36	1	43	121	11	7	79	91	.296	.379	.565	.945	350	14	7	0	4	8
1999	34	5.1	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	158	674	565	96	183	30	1	47	148	2	4	97	69	.324	.420	.630	1.050	356	13	3	0	9	14
2000	35	5.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	158	678	565	102	163	29	3	39	120	2	1	103	77	.289	.397	.558	.954	315	14	3	0	7	17
2001	36	7.0	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	160	714	600	98	164	33	0	47	123	1	1	101	90	.273	.381	.563	.944	338	8	7	0	6	8
2002	37	8.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	155	663	546	99	149	34	0	43	105	2	0	104	94	.273	.391	.571	.962	312	10	6	0	7	16
2003	38	9.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	154	654	561	92	146	21	2	38	112	2	0	84	77	.260	.359	.508	.867	285	7	5	0	4	9
2004	39	9.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	154	651	550	68	142	29	0	23	88	2	1	86	61	.258	.359	.436	.796	240	15	6	0	9	15
2005	40	10.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	110	422	369	47	98	13	0	18	60	2	0	43	43	.266	.339	.447	.786	165	9	2	0	8	4

2015	50	21.0	Sugar Land	ATLL	Ind		1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	2		0	0	0	0

2018	53	26.5	Cleburne	AA	Ind		31	125	103	10	31	2	0	6	21	0	1	20	25	.301	.424	.495	.919	51		2	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		2831	12046	10472	1663	3020	585	38	569	1835	97	40	1353	1348	.288	.371	.515	.885	5388	232	87	15	119	172
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		270	1138	1002	136	303	65	9	28	187	28	13	107	88	.302	.367	.469	.837	470		7	3	19	16
Other (2 seasons)					Other		32	130	107	11	33	2	0	6	22	0	1	21	25	.308	.431	.495	.926	53		2	0	0	0
All Levels (23 Seasons)							3133	13314	11581	1810	3356	652	47	603	2044	125	54	1481	1461	.290	.371	.510	.881	5911	232	96	18	138	188

AAA (1 season)					Minors		57	244	214	36	64	14	3	11	41	4	3	22	22	.299	.366	.547	.913	117		3	1	4	1
AA (1 season)					Minors		140	579	509	66	156	29	2	12	95	15	7	54	32	.307	.367	.442	.809	225		2	1	13	13
A (1 season)					Minors		73	315	279	34	83	22	4	5	51	9	3	31	34	.298	.369	.459	.828	128		2	1	2	2