Rafael Palmeiro
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Rafael Palmeiro
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Birthdate:
Sept. 24, 1964 (67 y, 9 m, 28 d)
Born In:
Havana, LA, CUB
Nationality:
Cuban
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/186
Entry:
1985 Draft - Round: 9, Overall: 229, Team: Oklahoma City Cyclones
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1988 Toronto (VBL)
All-Star 1999 San Francisco (VBL)
1997 San Francisco (VBL)
1996 San Francisco (VBL)
1995 San Francisco (VBL)
1992 San Francisco (VBL)
1990 Toronto (VBL)
1989 Toronto (VBL)
1988 Toronto (VBL)
1987 Toronto (VBL)
1986 Toronto (VBL)
Batter of the Month Sep 2001 San Francisco (VBL)
Jul 1999 San Francisco (VBL)
May 1996 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 1995 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 1992 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 1990 Toronto (VBL)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1986 Toronto (VBL)
Player of the Week Jun 28, 2004 Oklahoma City (VBL)
Sep 3, 2001 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 21, 1999 San Francisco (VBL)
Apr 26, 1999 San Francisco (VBL)
Sep 15, 1997 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 23, 1997 San Francisco (VBL)
Aug 19, 1996 San Francisco (VBL)
May 22, 1995 San Francisco (VBL)
Aug 1, 1994 San Francisco (VBL)
Jul 19, 1993 San Francisco (VBL)
Sep 21, 1992 San Francisco (VBL)
Jun 10, 1991 Toronto (VBL)
Aug 13, 1990 Toronto (VBL)
Jul 10, 1989 Toronto (VBL)
Aug 15, 1988 Toronto (VBL)
Jul 4, 1988 Toronto (VBL)
Apr 13, 1987 Toronto (VBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink144
Grey Ink350
Similar Players (LF)
Player Score
Bucky Jacobsen 793
Mauro Pérez 789
Tim Benton 713
Francisco Cabrera 663
Mark Teixeira 659
Steve Bailey 625
Chris Reid 620
Prakoso Prawiranega 617
Roberto Kelly 615
Pedro Munoz 588
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1986 130 1
1987 134 1
1988 137 1
1989 140 1
1990 111 3
1995 155 6
1998 157 3
1999 160 1
2001 152 8
Year PA Rank
1986 572 1
1987 598 1
1988 623 1
1989 617 1
1990 515 3
1995 704 8
1998 715 2
1999 711 5
2001 687 7
Year AB Rank
1986 494 1
1987 544 1
1988 540 1
1989 552 1
1990 449 4
1995 618 6
1998 639 1
Year Hits Rank
1986 138 1
1987 166 1
1988 169 1
1989 156 1
1990 140 3
1992 154 8
1994 179 8
1995 182 9
1998 191 2
1999 184 9
2001 182 7
Year K Rank
1986 67 1
1987 55 1
1988 50 1
1989 59 1
1990 44 8
Year TB Rank
1986 234 1
1987 261 1
1988 296 1
1989 273 1
1990 256 3
1992 287 4
1993 269 6
1994 329 5
1995 358 4
1996 352 3
1997 327 3
1998 353 3
1999 349 2
2001 335 4
Year 2B Rank
1986 24 1
1987 27 1
1988 23 1
1989 28 1
1990 24 2
1992 29 5
1994 35 8
1998 42 5
Year 3B Rank
1987 1 1
1988 1 1
1989 4 1
1990 4 3
1991 3 9
1992 4 9
2001 6 9
Year HR Rank
1986 24 1
1987 22 1
1988 34 1
1989 27 1
1990 28 2
1991 13 8
1992 32 2
1993 31 4
1994 37 6
1995 47 2
1996 49 2
1997 44 1
1998 40 2
1999 43 2
2001 35 2
Year SB Rank
1986 2 1
1987 11 1
1988 4 2
1989 4 2
1990 3 7
Year RBI Rank
1986 74 1
1987 84 1
1988 97 1
1989 90 1
1990 90 3
1992 96 4
1994 123 3
1995 131 3
1996 123 3
1997 135 2
1998 118 3
1999 128 1
2001 144 1
Year R Rank
1986 79 1
1987 82 1
1988 103 1
1989 82 1
1990 81 3
1992 102 1
1993 85 10
1994 102 10
1995 117 7
1996 112 4
1997 110 4
1998 109 9
1999 112 3
Year BB Rank
1986 73 1
1987 45 1
1988 74 1
1989 57 1
1990 55 2
1991 45 10
1992 57 10
1993 73 7
1995 74 10
1999 92 8
Year IBB Rank
1986 8 1
1987 1 1
1988 3 2
1990 2 5
1993 6 6
1995 9 4
1997 9 3
1999 13 3
2001 14 2
2003 10 3
Year HBP Rank
1986 2 1
1987 4 1
1988 3 1
1989 5 1
1990 5 1
1991 3 8
1992 6 8
Year SH Rank
1990 1 10
Year SF Rank
1986 3 1
1987 5 1
1988 6 1
1989 3 1
1990 4 5
1992 4 9
1994 9 2
1995 7 2
1996 9 2
1998 7 4
1999 9 1
2001 8 4
2007 6 9
Year XBH Rank
1986 48 1
1987 50 1
1988 58 1
1989 59 1
1990 56 3
1992 65 2
1994 74 4
1995 81 2
1996 78 3
1997 73 3
1998 82 3
1999 78 3
2001 77 3
Year Avg Rank
1986 0.279 1
1987 0.305 1
1988 0.313 1
1989 0.283 1
1990 0.312 1
1992 0.307 3
1993 0.291 10
1994 0.314 7
1996 0.321 6
2001 0.310 6
Year OBP Rank
1986 0.372 1
1987 0.360 1
1988 0.395 1
1989 0.353 1
1990 0.390 2
1992 0.381 3
1993 0.378 6
2005 0.391 6
Year SLG Rank
1986 0.474 1
1987 0.480 1
1988 0.548 1
1989 0.495 1
1990 0.570 1
1992 0.572 2
1993 0.502 5
1994 0.577 6
1995 0.579 4
1996 0.657 2
1997 0.609 2
1998 0.552 9
1999 0.579 5
2001 0.571 5
2005 0.541 5
Year ISO Rank
1986 0.194 1
1987 0.175 1
1988 0.235 1
1989 0.212 1
1990 0.258 1
1992 0.265 2
1993 0.211 4
1994 0.263 8
1995 0.285 3
1996 0.336 2
1997 0.300 1
1999 0.274 3
2001 0.261 3
2005 0.250 7
Year OPS Rank
1986 0.846 1
1987 0.839 1
1988 0.943 1
1989 0.848 1
1990 0.960 1
1992 0.953 2
1993 0.880 4
1994 0.959 7
1995 0.950 7
1996 1.046 4
1997 1.004 3
1999 0.977 6
2001 0.969 5
2005 0.932 5
Year G Rank
1986 147 1
1987 150 1
1988 152 1
1989 148 1
1990 144 3
1994 156 4
1995 158 5
1996 157 3
1998 159 1
1999 160 1
2001 157 4
Year WAR Rank
1986 3.6 1
1987 3.8 1
1988 6.3 1
1989 4.7 1
1990 6.2 2
1991 3.3 9
1992 6.9 2
1993 4.6 8
1994 6.0 5
1996 5.5 8
1997 5.5 10
1999 6.2 8
2001 5.8 8
Year K (Low) Rank
1986 67 2
1987 55 3