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Rafael Palmeiro   |   Major Leaguer   1986-2005

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

Cousin of Orlando Palmeiro, Father of Patrick Palmeiro

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Baseball Players in the Movies ... Home Run Leaders by State, Province or Country ... Home Run Leaders by Last Name ... Home Run Derby Participants ... 500 Career Home Runs

Debut:  September 8,1986

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Drafted:  Selected by New York Mets in 8th Round (189th overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Chicago Cubs in 1st Round (22nd overall) of 1985 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 11,1985] - signed  [Dec 5,1988] - Traded by Cubs with Drew Hall and Jamie Moyer to Rangers for Pablo Delgado, Luis Benitez, Curtis Wilkerson, Steve Wilson, Paul Kilgus and Mitch Williams.  [Oct 25,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 12,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Oct 23,1998] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 4,1998] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Oct 27,2003] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 14,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Aug 1,2005] - Suspended for 10 days for drug violation  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1985PeoriaMidw20ChcA of 7327934832245519331342212  .297.369.459828--
1986PittsfieldEast21ChcAA of 1405096615629212951575432213113  .306.367.442809--
 Chi CubsNL21ChcMLB of322739184031211461000.247.295.42572062%
1987IowaAmer22ChcAAA of 57214366414311414322223114  .299.366.547913--
 Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB of-1b3,9,584221326115114302220261102.276.336.54387948%
1988Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB of5,2,4152580751784158531223834362611 .307.349.43678543%
1989TexasAL24TexMLB 1b315655976154234864436348632218 .275.354.37472842%
1990TexasAL25TexMLB 1b3,2154598721913561489334059362824 .319.361.46882944%
1991TexasAL26TexMLB 1b2,315963111520349326884368726102717 .322.389.53292139%
1992TexasAL27TexMLB 1b3,21596088416327422852372831085610 .268.352.43478643%
1993TexasAL28TexMLB 1b316059712417640237105223738552229.295.371.55492540%
1994BaltimoreAL29BalMLB 1b3111436821393202376735463210611 .319.392.55094241%
1995BaltimoreAL30BalMLB 1b31435548917230239104316265350512 .310.380.58396340%
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLB 1b4,31626261101814023914280959631208.289.381.54692734%
1997BaltimoreAL32BalMLB 1b3,415861495156242381105267109560614 .254.329.485814--
1998BaltimoreAL33BalMLB 1b416261998183361431211177991780414 .296.379.56594434%
1999TexasAL34TexMLB dh-1b 15856596183301471482497693140912 .324.420.6301050--
2000TexasAL35TexMLB 1b-dh41585651021632933912021103773170714 .288.397.55895543%
2001TexasAL36TexMLB 1b-dh4160600981643304712311101907806.273.381.56394446%
2002TexasAL37TexMLB 1b-dh4,5155546991493404310520104946160710 .273.391.57196240%
2003TexasAL38TexMLB dh-1b415456192146212381122084775904.260.359.50886740%
2004BaltimoreAL39BalMLB 1b4,51545506814229023882186616150915 .258.359.43679535%
2005BaltimoreAL40BalMLB 1b5,4110369479813018602043432408.266.339.44778643%
 
Major League Totals - 20 Season(s)283110472166330205853856918359740135313488717115119231 .288.371.51588641%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)270100213630365928187281310788716319 .302.367.469836--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1996BaltimoreAL31BalDiv41743101200160000.176.222.412634--
 BaltimoreAL31BalCh51744002400440000.235.381.588969--
1997BaltimoreAL32BalDiv41223200000020000.250.250.417667--
 BaltimoreAL32BalCh62537201200090000.280.280.480760--
1999TexasAL34TexDiv31103000000110000.273.333.273606--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)228213205048006220000.244.295.451746--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1985PeoriaMidw20ChcAOF70113711211---.992--
 
1986PittsfieldEast21ChcAAOF130248932602---.988--
1986Chi CubsNL21ChcMLBOF203424401---.900--
 
1987IowaAmer22ChcAAA1B96290717---1.000--
1987IowaAmer22ChcAAAOF478842940---.979--
1987Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB1B181128112115---.992--
1987Chi CubsNL22ChcMLBOF456410651---1.000--
 
1988Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB1B53050351---1.000--
1988Chi CubsNL23ChcMLBOF147292653031---.983--
 
1989TexasAL24TexMLB1B1471167119121298106---.991--
1989TexasAL24TexMLBDH6--------
 
1990TexasAL25TexMLB1B14612159171313123---.995--
1990TexasAL25TexMLBDH6--------
 
1991TexasAL26TexMLB1B157130596121413119---.992--
1991TexasAL26TexMLBDH2--------
 
1992TexasAL27TexMLB1B156125114371401131---.995--
1992TexasAL27TexMLBDH2--------
 
1993TexasAL28TexMLB1B160138814751540133---.997--
 
1994BaltimoreAL29BalMLB1B111959664102987---.996--
 
1995BaltimoreAL30BalMLB1B142118111941304120---.997--
 
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLB1B159138811981515157---.995--
1996BaltimoreAL31BalMLBDH3--------
 
1997BaltimoreAL32BalMLB1B1551304112101426124---.993--
1997BaltimoreAL32BalMLBDH3--------
 
1998BaltimoreAL33BalMLB1B159143512491568127---.994--
1998BaltimoreAL33BalMLBDH3--------
 
1999TexasAL34TexMLB1B2826113127523---.996--
1999TexasAL34TexMLBDH135--------
 
2000TexasAL35TexMLB1B10891982056488086---.9958.58
2000TexasAL35TexMLBDH46--------
 
2001TexasAL36TexMLB1B113996.1905838996112---.9928.92
2001TexasAL36TexMLBDH46--------
 
2002TexasAL37TexMLB1B97836.173984582883---.9948.86
2002TexasAL37TexMLBDH55--------
 
2003TexasAL38TexMLB1B5555462.244549249653---.9969.61
2003TexasAL38TexMLBDH96--------
 
2004BaltimoreAL39BalMLB1B1301281137.210899581192114---.9939.37
2004BaltimoreAL39BalMLBDH20--------
 
2005BaltimoreAL40BalMLB1B9382748.174858481068---.9959.69
2005BaltimoreAL40BalMLBDH15--------
 


 Awards
[1984] - College Summer League Player of the Year  [1988] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1990] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1991] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1993] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1994] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16)  [1995] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11)  [1996] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1997] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)  [1998] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #18), AL Silver Slugger Award (1B), Baltimore Orioles Player of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1999] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B), AL Silver Slugger Award (DH), Baseball America First-Team Major League All-Star DH, Played in MLB All-Star Game, Texas Rangers Player of the Year, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)  [2000] - Texas Rangers Player of the Year  [2001] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  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
 Trivia and Player Notes
Named Baseball America Freshman of the Year in 1983.

Finished in 4th place in the Home Run Derby at the 1998 All-Star Game. Finished in 3rd place in the Home Run Derby at the 2004 all-star game, with 14 total home runs.

Notes: Played in 4 All-Star games during his career (1988, 1991, 1998-1999)
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