Rafael Palmeiro
1986–2005 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Texas Rangers
2,831G
.288AVG
.371OBP
.515SLG
More career statistics
3,020H
569HR
1,834RBI
97SB
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,831 | 12,046 | 10,472 | 1,663 | 3,020 | 585 | 38 | 569 | 1,834 | 1,353 | 1,348 | 97 | 40 | 87 | 119 | 5,388 | .288 | .371 | .515 | .886 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1994-04-23 to 1994-05-22
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 1991-06-29 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 2004-07-02 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1991-06-29 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1424 | 5981 | 1466 | 311 | 935 | 736 | 702 | .285 | .368 | .527 |
| Away | 1407 | 6065 | 1554 | 258 | 899 | 617 | 646 | .291 | .358 | .502 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| April | 387 | 1683 | 408 | 70 | 265 | 203 | 185 | .282 | .363 | .496 |
| May | 474 | 2056 | 544 | 93 | 298 | 234 | 213 | .305 | .378 | .524 |
| June | 493 | 2125 | 541 | 90 | 312 | 213 | 244 | .289 | .355 | .493 |
| July | 490 | 2060 | 515 | 119 | 345 | 231 | 236 | .288 | .362 | .537 |
| August | 497 | 2128 | 519 | 102 | 323 | 233 | 244 | .279 | .353 | .512 |
| September | 451 | 1837 | 456 | 89 | 268 | 227 | 207 | .290 | .372 | .528 |
| October | 37 | 149 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 18 | .263 | .315 | .482 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seattle-mariners | 216 | 917 | 230 | 52 | 143 | 105 | 114 | .290 | .365 | .549 |
| athletics | 211 | 915 | 208 | 43 | 144 | 107 | 121 | .263 | .344 | .490 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 196 | 843 | 216 | 38 | 124 | 87 | 106 | .291 | .359 | .511 |
| new-york-yankees | 193 | 820 | 219 | 47 | 139 | 95 | 82 | .311 | .383 | .579 |
| boston-red-sox | 184 | 802 | 190 | 27 | 94 | 96 | 108 | .277 | .357 | .440 |
| minnesota-twins | 177 | 744 | 179 | 33 | 112 | 65 | 92 | .270 | .328 | .481 |
| kansas-city-royals | 172 | 747 | 191 | 41 | 126 | 92 | 83 | .296 | .379 | .574 |
| detroit-tigers | 171 | 763 | 221 | 43 | 150 | 80 | 79 | .329 | .394 | .596 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 84 | 221 | 61 | 14 | 30 | 2 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 152 | 580 | 178 | 8 | 53 | 12 | .307 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 156 | 559 | 154 | 8 | 63 | 4 | .275 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 154 | 598 | 191 | 14 | 89 | 3 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 159 | 631 | 203 | 26 | 88 | 4 | .322 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 159 | 608 | 163 | 22 | 85 | 2 | .268 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 160 | 597 | 176 | 37 | 105 | 22 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 111 | 436 | 139 | 23 | 76 | 7 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 143 | 554 | 172 | 39 | 104 | 3 | .310 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 162 | 626 | 181 | 39 | 142 | 8 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 158 | 614 | 156 | 38 | 110 | 5 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 162 | 619 | 183 | 43 | 121 | 11 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 158 | 565 | 183 | 47 | 148 | 2 | .324 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 158 | 565 | 163 | 39 | 120 | 2 | .288 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 160 | 600 | 164 | 47 | 123 | 1 | .273 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 155 | 546 | 149 | 43 | 105 | 2 | .273 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 154 | 561 | 146 | 38 | 112 | 2 | .260 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 154 | 550 | 142 | 23 | 88 | 2 | .258 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 110 | 369 | 98 | 18 | 60 | 2 | .266 | – | – |