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» Rafael Palmeiro   |   Salaries and Contracts


Positions:  1B-2148, OF-459, DH-438

Full Name:  Rafael Corrales Palmeiro
Born:  Sep 24,1964  in  Havana, Cuba
Height:  6-0  Weight:  190  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Jackson (Miami, Florida)  "Generals"
College:  Mississippi State University

Drafted:  Selected by Chicago Cubs in 1st Round (22nd overall) of 1985 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

  • 40+ Homers in a Season MLB  4x 1998-1999,2001-2002
  • 500+ Career Homers 
  • Actors in Baseball Movies  Little Big League
  • First Round Draft Pick  1985 (#22)
  • Gold Glove Award  3x AL (1B) 1997-1999
  • Home Run Derby Participant  2x 1998,2004
  • League MVP - Minors  Eastern League 1986
  • Major League All-Star Game  4x 1988,1991,1998-1999
  • Named in Mitchell Report 
  • Player of the Month  4x Jul-1993 (AL),Jun-1998 (AL),Jun-1999 (AL),Aug-1999 (AL)
  • Player of the Week  5x May-28-1989, Jul-12-1992, Jul-4-1993, Aug-1-1993, Aug-22-1999
  • Regional Home Run Leader  Cuba
  • Silver Slugger Award  1x AL (1B) 1998 AL (DH) 1999

  • Signed by Scout:  Earl Winn

    MLB Debut:  Sep 8,1986




    Scouting Report
    Power: 78
    Power: 71
    Speed: 37
    Contact: 79
    Patience: 68
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1986*60,000  325,46680
    198762,500  292,85366
    198890,000  325,30559
    1989212,000  375,25740
    1990300,000  426,35841
    19911,475,000  617,62717
    19923,850,00024  798,1853
    19934,550,00022  815,7232
    19945,406,6037  914,1571
    19954,906,60337  831,5044
    19965,406,60329  835,2623
    19975,337,02142  996,9904
    19986,515,82824  1,054,0372
    19998,849,93114  1,222,5372
    20008,620,92121  1,369,5052
    20019,000,00036  1,609,5124
    20028,712,98642  1,654,0884
    20039,000,00056  1,773,3645
    20044,000,000  1,716,30314
    20053,000,000  1,825,75620
    Career:  $89,355,996   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.