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Historical player · 1986–2005

Rafael Palmeiro

B/T L/L · HT 72 · WT 180 · Born 9/24/1964 · From Havana, La Habana Cuba · Debut 1986-09-08 · Final 2005-08-30

Career · batting

2,831

10,472

3,020

569

RBI

1,835

1,353

AVG/OPS

0.288 · 0.886

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Texas Rangers · 1989–2003

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321

#2 on the Rangers

↑ 51 J. Gonzalez

↓ 75 F. Howard

Hits

1,692

#4 on the Rangers

↑ 51 E. Andrus

↓ 97 J. Gonzalez

RBI

1,039

#2 on the Rangers

↑ 141 J. Gonzalez

↓ 55 M. Young

#39 on the Rangers

↑ 1 G. Ward

↓ 3 W. Langford

Runs

958

#2 on the Rangers

↑ 127 M. Young

↓ 65 E. Andrus

805

#1 on the Rangers

↓ 97 T. Harrah

Career with the Baltimore Orioles · 1994–2005

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223

#7 on the Orioles

↑ 30 C. Davis

↓ 14 B. Anderson

Hits

1,071

#27 on the Orioles

↑ 1 B. Surhoff

↓ 1 B. Shotton

RBI

701

#12 on the Orioles

↑ 5 B. Jacobson

↓ 39 M. Mora

#69 on the Orioles

↑ 1 D. DeCinces

↓ 2 L. Blue

Runs

589

#23 on the Orioles

↑ 3 C. Davis

↓ 11 J. Austin

486

#17 on the Orioles

↑ 5 C. Davis

↓ 21 M. Mora

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1986–1988

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#141 on the Cubs

↑ 1 C. Coghlan

↓ 1 G. Gore

Hits

257

#201 on the Cubs

↑ 2 V. Law

↓ 1 M. Murton

RBI

#227 on the Cubs

↑ 1 C. Blair

↓ 1 M. Montero

#210 on the Cubs

↑ 1 F. Baumholtz

↓ 1 M. Alou

Runs

116

#218 on the Cubs

↑ 1 J. Connor

↓ 1 D. DeJesus

#253 on the Cubs

↑ 1 H. Miller

↓ 1 T. Bosley

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

569

#13 all-time MLB

↑ 4 H. Killebrew

↓ 6 R. Jackson

Hits

3,020

#30 all-time MLB

↑ 3 L. Brock

↓ 10 W. Boggs

RBI

1,835

#18 all-time MLB

↑ 1 K. Griffey

↓ 2 D. Winfield

#957 all-time MLB

↑ 1 O. Albies

↓ 1 M. Bordick

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1986	Cubs	NL	22	73	9	18	4	0	3	12	1	4	6	0.247	0.295	0.425
1987	Cubs	NL	84	221	32	61	15	1	14	30	2	20	26	0.276	0.336	0.543
1988	Cubs	NL	152	580	75	178	41	5	8	53	12	38	34	0.307	0.349	0.436
1989	Rangers	AL	156	559	76	154	23	4	8	64	4	63	48	0.275	0.354	0.374
1990	Rangers	AL	154	598	72	191	35	6	14	89	3	40	59	0.319	0.361	0.468
1991	Rangers	AL	159	631	115	203	49	3	26	88	4	68	72	0.322	0.389	0.532
1992	Rangers	AL	159	608	84	163	27	4	22	85	2	72	83	0.268	0.352	0.434
1993	Rangers	AL	160	597	124	176	40	2	37	105	22	73	85	0.295	0.371	0.554
1994	Orioles	AL	111	436	82	139	32	0	23	76	7	54	63	0.319	0.392	0.550
1995	Orioles	AL	143	554	89	172	30	2	39	104	3	62	65	0.310	0.380	0.583
1996	Orioles	AL	162	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	8	95	96	0.289	0.381	0.546
1997	Orioles	AL	158	614	95	156	24	2	38	110	5	67	109	0.254	0.329	0.485
1998	Orioles	AL	162	619	98	183	36	1	43	121	11	79	91	0.296	0.379	0.565
1999	Rangers	AL	158	565	96	183	30	1	47	148	2	97	69	0.324	0.420	0.630
2000	Rangers	AL	158	565	102	163	29	3	39	120	2	103	77	0.288	0.397	0.558
2001	Rangers	AL	160	600	98	164	33	0	47	123	1	101	90	0.273	0.381	0.563
2002	Rangers	AL	155	546	99	149	34	0	43	105	2	104	94	0.273	0.391	0.571
2003	Rangers	AL	154	561	92	146	21	2	38	112	2	84	77	0.260	0.359	0.508
2004	Orioles	AL	154	550	68	142	29	0	23	88	2	86	61	0.258	0.359	0.436
2005	Orioles	AL	110	369	47	98	13	0	18	60	2	43	43	0.266	0.339	0.447
Career			2,831	10,472	1,663	3,020	585	38	569	1,835	97	1,353	1,348	0.288	0.371	0.515

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2,139	2,095	18,505.0	17,738	1,587	111	1,782
OF	212	195	1,717.0	390	9	9	3

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2023	Contemporary Era		12	Ballot
2014	BBWAA	25	429	Ballot
2013	BBWAA	50	427	Ballot
2012	BBWAA	72	430	Ballot
2011	BBWAA	64	436	Ballot