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Rafael Palmeiro played 20 major-league seasons (1986-2005) as a 1B (2,139), OF (212). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 20 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | CHN | 22 | 73 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .247 | .720 | 103 |
| 1987 | 23 | CHN | 84 | 221 | 32 | 61 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 26 | .276 | .879 | 137 |
| 1988 | 24 | CHN | 152 | 580 | 75 | 178 | 8 | 53 | 12 | 38 | 34 | .307 | .785 | 133 |
| 1989 | 25 | TEX | 156 | 559 | 76 | 154 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 63 | 48 | .275 | .728 | 106 |
| 1990 | 26 | TEX | 154 | 598 | 72 | 191 | 14 | 89 | 3 | 40 | 59 | .319 | .829 | 131 |
| 1991 | 27 | TEX | 159 | 631 | 115 | 203 | 26 | 88 | 4 | 68 | 72 | .322 | .922 | 153 |
| 1992 | 28 | TEX | 159 | 608 | 84 | 163 | 22 | 85 | 2 | 72 | 83 | .268 | .786 | 120 |
| 1993 | 29 | TEX | 160 | 597 | 124 | 176 | 37 | 105 | 22 | 73 | 85 | .295 | .926 | 146 |
| 1994 | 30 | BAL | 111 | 436 | 82 | 139 | 23 | 76 | 7 | 54 | 63 | .319 | .942 | 140 |
| 1995 | 31 | BAL | 143 | 554 | 89 | 172 | 39 | 104 | 3 | 62 | 65 | .310 | .963 | 147 |
| 1996 | 32 | BAL | 162 | 626 | 110 | 181 | 39 | 142 | 8 | 95 | 96 | .289 | .927 | 132 |
| 1997 | 33 | BAL | 158 | 614 | 95 | 156 | 38 | 110 | 5 | 67 | 109 | .254 | .815 | 110 |
| 1998 | 34 | BAL | 162 | 619 | 98 | 183 | 43 | 121 | 11 | 79 | 91 | .296 | .945 | 143 |
| 1999 | 35 | TEX | 158 | 565 | 96 | 183 | 47 | 148 | 2 | 97 | 69 | .324 | 1.050 | 164 |
| 2000 | 36 | TEX | 158 | 565 | 102 | 163 | 39 | 120 | 2 | 103 | 77 | .288 | .954 | 140 |
| 2001 | 37 | TEX | 160 | 600 | 98 | 164 | 47 | 123 | 1 | 101 | 90 | .273 | .944 | 146 |
| 2002 | 38 | TEX | 155 | 546 | 99 | 149 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 104 | 94 | .273 | .962 | 153 |
| 2003 | 39 | TEX | 154 | 561 | 92 | 146 | 38 | 112 | 2 | 84 | 77 | .260 | .867 | 127 |
| 2004 | 40 | BAL | 154 | 550 | 68 | 142 | 23 | 88 | 2 | 86 | 61 | .258 | .796 | 107 |
| 2005 | 41 | BAL | 110 | 369 | 47 | 98 | 18 | 60 | 2 | 43 | 43 | .266 | .786 | 108 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | OF | 20 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | OF | 45 | 34 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1B | 18 | 13 | 112 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 1988 | OF | 147 | 143 | 292 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1B | 5 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1B | 147 | 142 | 1167 | 119 | 12 | 106 |
| 1990 | 1B | 146 | 145 | 1215 | 91 | 7 | 123 |
| 1991 | 1B | 157 | 152 | 1305 | 96 | 12 | 119 |
| 1992 | 1B | 156 | 154 | 1251 | 143 | 7 | 131 |
| 1993 | 1B | 160 | 158 | 1388 | 147 | 5 | 133 |
| 1994 | 1B | 111 | 110 | 959 | 66 | 4 | 87 |
| 1995 | 1B | 142 | 142 | 1181 | 119 | 4 | 120 |
| 1996 | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1383 | 119 | 8 | 157 |
| 1997 | 1B | 155 | 151 | 1304 | 112 | 10 | 124 |
| 1998 | 1B | 159 | 158 | 1435 | 124 | 9 | 127 |
| 1999 | 1B | 28 | 28 | 261 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 2000 | 1B | 108 | 107 | 820 | 56 | 4 | 86 |
| 2001 | 1B | 113 | 113 | 906 | 83 | 8 | 112 |
| 2002 | 1B | 97 | 95 | 739 | 84 | 5 | 83 |
| 2003 | 1B | 55 | 55 | 445 | 49 | 2 | 53 |
| 2004 | 1B | 130 | 128 | 1090 | 95 | 8 | 114 |
| 2005 | 1B | 93 | 82 | 747 | 58 | 4 | 68 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Rafael Palmeiro won: Gold Glove 1997 (AL), Gold Glove 1998 (AL), Silver Slugger 1998 (AL), TSN All-Star 1998 (AL), Gold Glove 1999 (AL), Silver Slugger 1999 (AL), TSN All-Star 1999 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (10 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14 | 22 / 392 | 0 |
| 1991 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 19 | 6 / 392 | 0 |
| 1993 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 52 / 392 | 0 |
| 1994 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 16 | 11 / 392 | 0 |
| 1995 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 11 | 34 / 392 | 0 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 6 | 104 / 392 | 0 |
| 1997 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 13 | 36 / 392 | 0 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
| 1999 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5 | 193 / 392 | 4 |
| 2001 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 15 | 5 / 392 | 0 |
Rafael Palmeiro ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #20 | designated hitters | 1999 | 164 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.