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Orlando Palmeiro
Orlando Palmeiro
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: January 19, 1969 in Hoboken, NJ
Schools: University of Miami
Drafted by the California Angels in the 33rd round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1995
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1995 26 CAL AL 15 21 20 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350 .381 .350 .731 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 /87D
1996 27 CAL AL 50 98 87 6 25 6 1 0 6 0 1 8 13 .287 .361 .379 .740 90 33 1 2 1 0 1 8/97D
1997 28 ANA AL 74 156 134 19 29 2 2 0 8 2 2 17 11 .216 .307 .261 .568 50 35 4 1 3 1 1 8D/79
1998 29 ANA AL 75 192 165 28 53 7 2 0 21 5 4 20 11 .321 .395 .388 .782 104 64 2 0 7 0 1 7/89D
1999 30 ANA AL 109 371 317 46 88 12 1 1 23 5 5 39 30 .278 .364 .331 .696 81 105 4 6 6 3 1 79D/8
2000 31 ANA AL 108 296 243 38 73 20 2 0 25 4 1 38 20 .300 .395 .399 .794 101 97 4 2 10 3 0 79D/8
2001 32 ANA AL 104 270 230 29 56 10 1 2 23 6 6 25 24 .243 .319 .322 .641 70 74 3 3 7 5 2 D97/8
2002 33 ANA AL 110 300 263 35 79 12 1 0 31 7 2 30 22 .300 .368 .354 .722 94 93 7 0 4 3 1 978/D
2003 34 STL NL 141 364 317 37 86 13 1 3 33 3 3 32 31 .271 .336 .347 .683 82 110 1 2 7 6 3 *978
2004 35 HOU NL 102 156 133 19 32 5 0 3 12 2 1 18 19 .241 .344 .346 .690 79 46 1 3 2 0 1 79/8
2005 36 HOU NL 114 231 204 22 58 17 2 3 20 3 1 15 23 .284 .341 .431 .772 101 88 4 4 5 3 1 79/8
2006 37 HOU NL 103 128 119 12 30 6 1 0 17 0 1 6 17 .252 .294 .319 .613 58 38 2 1 2 0 0 79
2007 38 HOU NL 101 122 103 12 24 3 0 0 6 0 1 16 8 .233 .342 .262 .604 61 27 2 1 2 0 1 97
13 Seasons 1206 2705 2335 306 640 113 14 12 226 37 28 265 230 .274 .351 .350 .701 83 817 35 25 56 24 13
162 Game Avg. 162 363 314 41 86 15 2 2 30 5 4 36 31 .274 .351 .350 .701 83 110 5 3 8 3 2
ANA (8 yrs) 645 1704 1459 204 410 69 10 3 138 29 21 178 132 .281 .361 .348 .710 85 508 25 14 38 15 7
HOU (4 yrs) 420 637 559 65 144 31 3 6 55 5 4 55 67 .258 .332 .356 .688 79 199 9 9 11 3 3
STL (1 yr) 141 364 317 37 86 13 1 3 33 3 3 32 31 .271 .336 .347 .683 82 110 1 2 7 6 3
AL (8 yrs) 645 1704 1459 204 410 69 10 3 138 29 21 178 132 .281 .361 .348 .710 85 508 25 14 38 15 7
NL (5 yrs) 561 1001 876 102 230 44 4 9 88 8 7 87 98 .263 .334 .353 .686 80 309 10 11 18 9 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 33 ANA AL ALCS MIN W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 33 ANA AL WS SFG W 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
2004 35 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
2004 35 HOU NL NLCS STL L 7 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 3 0 1 0 0 0
2005 36 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 4 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .143 .333 .143 .476 1
2005 36 HOU NL NLCS STL W 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 1
2005 36 HOU NL WS CHW L 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0
3 Seasons (7 Series) 28 35 28 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 .214 .353 .286 .639 8 0 1 1 0 0
1 ALCS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 11 11 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .455 .444 .899 4 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLDS 9 14 11 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 2 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 6 8 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .375 .333 .708 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 CAL AL 26 OF 7 2 27.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.9 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 0 2.33 1.00 .986 2.33 1.99
1995 CAL AL 26 CF 4 2 22.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -16.4 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 0 2.45 1.50 .983 2.74 2.38
1995 CAL AL 26 LF 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 24.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 2.16 1.73
1995 CAL AL 26 DH 1 0.0
1996 CAL AL 27 OF 31 12 154.2 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 2.5 19.4 3.5 2.6 0.9 -1 1.92 1.06 .982 2.37 2.02
1996 CAL AL 27 CF 17 8 94.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 15.3 2.2 1.8 0.4 -1 2.11 1.29 .991 2.78 2.35
1996 CAL AL 27 RF 8 2 33.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.6 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.34 0.63 .980 2.17 1.72
1996 CAL AL 27 LF 7 2 27.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 53.3 1.2 1.0 0.2 0 2.33 1.00 .971 2.17 1.74
1996 CAL AL 27 DH 4 0.0
1997 ANA AL 28 OF 52 24 273.1 80 77 1 2 0 .975 -2.8 -12.3 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -2 2.57 1.50 .982 2.32 2.02
1997 ANA AL 28 CF 45 20 237.1 67 65 1 1 0 .985 -2.5 -12.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -2 2.50 1.47 .988 2.71 2.31
1997 ANA AL 28 DH 11 0.0
1997 ANA AL 28 LF 4 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 4.15 1.50 .983 2.08 1.70
1997 ANA AL 28 RF 4 3 23.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.1 -5.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.74 1.75 .975 2.19 1.80
1998 ANA AL 29 OF 54 34 347.0 90 90 0 0 0 1.000 -6.6 -22.8 -6.6 -0.7 -5.9 0 2.33 1.67 .984 2.31 2.02
1998 ANA AL 29 LF 46 31 303.1 81 81 0 0 0 1.000 -6.0 -23.7 -6.0 -0.8 -5.2 0 2.40 1.76 .985 2.10 1.74
1998 ANA AL 29 CF 6 2 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -27.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 0 2.42 1.17 .986 2.70 2.37
1998 ANA AL 29 RF 4 1 17.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.04 1.00 .975 2.14 1.80
1998 ANA AL 29 DH 3 0.0
1999 ANA AL 30 OF 92 67 649.2 161 154 6 1 0 .994 5.8 10.7 3.8 -1.7 5.5 2 2.22 1.74 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 ANA AL 30 LF 60 45 430.2 105 100 4 1 0 .990 5.6 15.6 3.6 0.0 3.6 2 2.17 1.73 .985 2.08 1.73
1999 ANA AL 30 RF 35 21 211.0 54 52 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 1.7 0.3 -1.6 1.9 0 2.30 1.54 .981 2.11 1.82
1999 ANA AL 30 DH 12 0.0
1999 ANA AL 30 CF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
2000 ANA AL 31 OF 72 47 459.2 126 118 6 2 0 .984 7.4 19.3 5.4 4.7 0.8 2 2.43 1.72 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 ANA AL 31 LF 40 24 235.2 71 67 3 1 0 .986 6.1 31.1 5.1 4.0 1.2 1 2.67 1.75 .985 2.16 1.76
2000 ANA AL 31 RF 31 23 220.0 53 49 3 1 0 .981 1.6 8.7 0.6 0.7 -0.1 1 2.13 1.68 .983 2.16 1.76
2000 ANA AL 31 DH 19 0.0
2000 ANA AL 31 CF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.45
2001 ANA AL 32 OF 59 36 363.1 90 87 2 1 1 .989 -0.2 -0.7 1.8 -2.1 3.9 -2 2.20 1.51 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 ANA AL 32 DH 30 0.0
2001 ANA AL 32 RF 28 21 197.1 43 43 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -11.6 0.1 -1.3 1.3 -2 1.96 1.54 .981 2.09 1.82
2001 ANA AL 32 LF 26 13 140.0 39 36 2 1 1 .974 2.0 17.1 2.0 -0.9 3.0 0 2.44 1.46 .982 2.14 1.72
2001 ANA AL 32 CF 7 2 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -13.8 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 2.42 1.00 .986 2.67 2.39
2002 ANA AL 33 OF 86 62 582.2 149 145 3 1 1 .993 2.2 4.5 3.2 1.4 1.8 -1 2.29 1.72 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 ANA AL 33 RF 47 35 312.0 75 73 2 0 1 1.000 2.4 9.2 2.4 2.1 0.3 0 2.16 1.60 .981 2.12 1.82
2002 ANA AL 33 LF 33 22 208.2 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -13.2 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 -1 2.20 1.55 .982 2.14 1.74
2002 ANA AL 33 CF 11 5 62.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 2.1 40.6 2.1 -0.1 2.2 0 3.34 2.09 .987 2.79 2.49
2002 ANA AL 33 DH 6 0.0
2003 STL NL 34 OF 112 65 622.2 171 165 6 0 1 1.000 2.5 4.8 3.5 -2.9 6.4 -1 2.47 1.53 .984 2.17 1.85
2003 STL NL 34 RF 62 36 317.2 93 91 2 0 1 1.000 9.8 37.0 8.8 4.2 4.6 1 2.63 1.50 .982 2.09 1.72
2003 STL NL 34 LF 42 19 209.1 53 50 3 0 0 1.000 -5.6 -32.1 -4.6 -6.0 1.4 -1 2.28 1.26 .979 1.91 1.54
2003 STL NL 34 CF 17 10 95.2 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -21.3 -0.7 -1.1 0.4 -1 2.35 1.47 .988 2.50 2.14
2004 HOU NL 35 OF 37 17 169.0 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -13.5 -1.9 -2.3 0.4 0 1.97 1.00 .981 2.16 1.85
2004 HOU NL 35 LF 20 5 73.1 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.6 42.5 1.6 1.8 -0.2 1 2.09 0.85 .982 1.85 1.48
2004 HOU NL 35 RF 13 9 68.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.3 -57.7 -2.3 -3.0 0.7 -1 1.57 0.92 .983 2.10 1.71
2004 HOU NL 35 CF 4 3 27.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -53.3 -1.2 -1.1 -0.1 0 2.67 2.00 .988 2.53 2.25
2005 HOU NL 36 OF 71 35 366.2 71 68 2 1 2 .986 -8.1 -26.5 -5.1 -1.8 -3.3 -3 1.72 0.99 .985 2.19 1.86
2005 HOU NL 36 LF 47 16 187.1 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -12.2 -1.9 -1.9 0.0 0 1.30 0.57 .985 1.94 1.52
2005 HOU NL 36 RF 26 15 149.1 38 35 2 1 2 .974 -6.0 -48.2 -3.0 0.3 -3.3 -3 2.23 1.42 .979 2.10 1.75
2005 HOU NL 36 CF 5 4 30.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 1.20 .983 2.52 2.16
2006 HOU NL 37 OF 23 6 87.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -20.5 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 0 1.54 0.65 .987 2.22 1.88
2006 HOU NL 37 LF 12 4 42.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -50.6 -1.8 -1.2 -0.6 0 1.69 0.67 .988 1.96 1.54
2006 HOU NL 37 RF 11 2 45.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 8.0 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0 1.40 0.64 .986 2.10 1.75
2007 HOU NL 38 OF 25 5 77.0 22 20 2 0 0 1.000 0.6 9.4 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 1 2.57 0.88 .982 2.30 1.94
2007 HOU NL 38 RF 16 2 37.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -19.5 -0.6 -1.3 0.7 0 1.95 0.50 .975 2.19 1.81
2007 HOU NL 38 LF 11 3 40.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 36.0 0.2 0.5 -0.3 1 3.15 1.27 .986 2.00 1.55
13 Seasons OF 721 412 4180.1 1052 1016 28 8 5 .992 -0.3 -0.1 4.7 -5.9 10.7 -5 2.25 1.45 .984 2.28 1.97
13 Seasons LF 351 185 1916.0 480 463 14 3 1 .994 1.0 0.6 -2.0 -4.3 2.5 3 2.24 1.36 .984 2.06 1.66
12 Seasons RF 285 170 1632.1 400 385 12 3 4 .993 2.6 1.9 6.6 -0.1 6.6 -4 2.19 1.39 .981 2.12 1.77
11 Seasons CF 119 57 632.0 175 171 2 2 0 .989 -3.9 -7.4 0.1 -1.5 1.6 -4 2.46 1.45 .988 2.68 2.31
8 Seasons DH 86 0.0
13 Seasons TOT 755 412 4180.1 1055 1019 28 8 5 .992 -0.3 -0.1 4.7 -5.9 10.7 -5 2.25 1.39 .976 2.18 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1495), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1900), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 43rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the California Angels in the 33rd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991.

October 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 5, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 9, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995California Angels$109,000
1996California Angels$113,500
1997Anaheim Angels$160,000
1998Anaheim Angels$189,000
1999Anaheim Angels$276,000
2000Anaheim Angels$550,000
2001Anaheim Angels$900,000
2002Anaheim Angels$1,000,000
2003St. Louis Cardinals$700,000
2004Houston Astros$750,000
2005Houston Astros$800,000
2006Houston Astros$950,000
2007Houston Astros$950,000
Career (may be incomplete)$7,447,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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