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Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael (Corrales) Palmeiro
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 188 lb.

Born: September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba
High School: Jackson (Miami, FL)
School: Mississippi State University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1986
Final Game: August 30, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 CHC NL 21 OF 20 18 150.2 40 34 2 4 1 .900 -0.8 -6.4 -1.8 -0.7 -1.2 1 2.15 1.80 .980 2.19 1.82
1986 CHC NL 21 LF 19 15 131.2 38 33 2 3 2 .921 -0.6 -5.5 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 1 2.39 1.84 .976 1.97 1.44
1986 CHC NL 21 RF 3 3 19.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -0.2 -12.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 0 2.37 1.67 .983 1.99 1.63
1987 CHC NL 22 OF 45 34 312.0 65 64 1 0 1 1.000 -5.4 -20.8 -4.4 -4.2 -0.1 -1 1.88 1.44 .980 2.19 1.83
1987 CHC NL 22 LF 44 33 308.0 68 67 1 0 1 1.000 -5.7 -22.2 -4.7 -4.2 -0.4 -1 1.99 1.55 .981 2.04 1.58
1987 CHC NL 22 1B 18 13 120.0 121 112 8 1 15 .992 -2.0 -20.0 -2.0 -1.6 -0.4 0 9.00 6.67 .991 9.88 8.47
1987 CHC NL 22 RF 2 1 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 2.02 1.70
1988 CHC NL 23 OF 147 143 1254.1 303 292 6 5 1 .983 -5.0 -4.8 -3.0 0.4 -3.3 -2 2.14 2.03 .982 2.28 1.98 AS
1988 CHC NL 23 LF 145 141 1237.1 297 287 5 5 1 .983 -4.0 -3.9 -2.0 1.0 -2.9 -2 2.12 2.01 .980 2.13 1.75 AS
1988 CHC NL 23 1B 5 3 34.2 35 30 5 0 1 1.000 0.1 3.5 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 9.09 7.00 .991 9.97 8.64 AS
1988 CHC NL 23 RF 3 2 15.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -56.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 0 1.80 1.00 .967 2.04 1.73 AS
1988 CHC NL 23 CF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30 AS
1989 TEX AL 24 1B 147 142 1237.1 1298 1167 119 12 106 .991 8.3 8.0 8.3 6.4 1.9 0 9.35 8.75 .993 7.27 6.80
1989 TEX AL 24 DH 6
1989 TEX AL 24 LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.20 1.80
1990 TEX AL 25 1B 146 145 1254.2 1313 1215 91 7 123 .995 8.8 8.4 7.8 7.0 0.8 1 9.37 8.95 .992 7.17 6.85 MVP-14
1990 TEX AL 25 DH 6 MVP-14
1991 TEX AL 26 1B 157 152 1366.0 1413 1305 96 12 119 .992 -1.3 -1.1 -1.3 -2.4 1.1 0 9.23 8.92 .992 6.59 6.37 AS,MVP-19
1991 TEX AL 26 DH 2 AS,MVP-19
1992 TEX AL 27 1B 156 154 1382.2 1401 1251 143 7 131 .995 4.2 3.6 3.2 -0.1 3.3 1 9.07 8.94 .993 6.51 6.41
1992 TEX AL 27 DH 2
1993 TEX AL 28 1B 160 158 1395.1 1540 1388 147 5 133 .997 12.7 10.9 12.7 7.0 5.7 0 9.90 9.59 .993 6.45 6.25 MVP-8
1994 BAL AL 29 1B 111 110 976.2 1029 959 66 4 87 .996 10.0 12.3 10.0 4.6 5.4 0 9.45 9.23 .992 9.21 8.49 MVP-16
1995 BAL AL 30 1B 142 142 1238.0 1304 1181 119 4 120 .997 8.5 8.2 8.5 3.9 4.6 0 9.45 9.15 .993 7.27 7.04 MVP-11
1996 BAL AL 31 1B 159 159 1418.2 1515 1388 119 8 157 .995 -0.6 -0.5 -1.6 2.0 -3.6 1 9.56 9.48 .992 6.34 6.29 MVP-6
1996 BAL AL 31 DH 3 MVP-6
1997 BAL AL 32 1B 155 151 1356.0 1426 1304 112 10 124 .993 9.8 8.7 10.8 4.4 6.4 -1 9.40 9.14 .992 6.64 6.45 MVP-13,GG
1997 BAL AL 32 DH 3 MVP-13,GG
1998 BAL AL 33 1B 159 158 1378.1 1568 1435 124 9 127 .994 15.7 13.7 15.7 8.8 6.9 0 10.18 9.81 .992 6.53 6.29 AS,MVP-18,GG,SS
1998 BAL AL 33 DH 3 AS,MVP-18,GG,SS
1999 TEX AL 34 DH 135 AS,MVP-5,GG,SS
1999 TEX AL 34 1B 28 28 246.1 275 261 13 1 23 .996 1.3 6.3 1.3 -1.2 2.5 0 10.01 9.79 .992 9.50 8.33 AS,MVP-5,GG,SS
2000 TEX AL 35 1B 108 107 919.0 880 820 56 4 86 .995 -5.3 -6.9 -6.3 -4.7 -1.6 1 8.58 8.11 .993 9.37 8.17
2000 TEX AL 35 DH 46
2001 TEX AL 36 1B 113 113 996.1 996 905 83 8 112 .992 -3.3 -4.0 -3.3 -1.4 -1.9 0 8.92 8.74 .993 9.03 8.27 MVP-14
2001 TEX AL 36 DH 46 MVP-14
2002 TEX AL 37 1B 97 95 836.1 828 739 84 5 83 .994 1.5 2.2 1.5 -0.5 2.0 0 8.86 8.48 .993 9.33 8.02
2002 TEX AL 37 DH 55
2003 TEX AL 38 DH 96
2003 TEX AL 38 1B 55 55 462.2 496 445 49 2 53 .996 -4.4 -11.4 -4.4 -2.8 -1.6 0 9.61 8.98 .993 9.55 8.29
2004 BAL AL 39 1B 130 128 1137.2 1192 1089 95 8 114 .993 -5.4 -5.7 -5.4 0.4 -5.8 0 9.37 9.11 .994 7.91 7.69
2004 BAL AL 39 DH 20
2005 BAL AL 40 1B 93 82 748.1 810 748 58 4 68 .995 -7.2 -11.5 -7.2 -4.1 -3.1 0 9.69 8.67 .994 9.60 8.11
2005 BAL AL 40 DH 15
19 Seasons 1B 2139 2095 18505.0 19440 17742 1587 111 1782 .994 51.4 3.3 48.4 25.6 22.8 3 9.40 9.04 .993 7.56 7.09
14 Seasons DH 438
3 Seasons OF 212 195 1717.0 408 390 9 9 3 .978 -11.2 -7.8 -9.2 -4.5 -4.6 -2 2.09 1.88 .981 2.26 1.93
4 Seasons LF 209 190 1686.0 403 387 8 8 4 .980 -10.5 -7.5 -8.5 -3.6 -4.7 -2 2.11 1.89 .980 2.10 1.69
3 Seasons RF 8 6 38.0 10 7 2 1 0 .900 -0.6 -18.9 -0.6 -0.9 0.2 0 2.13 1.13 .980 2.01 1.69
1 Season CF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
20 Seasons TOT 2351 2290 20222.0 19848 18132 1596 120 1785 .994 40.2 2.4 39.2 21.1 18.2 -2 3 8.78 8.39 .986 7.11 6.63
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1986 CHC NL 21 22 18 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 3 20 0 2 1
1987 CHC NL 22 84 47 84 62 0 0 18 0 0 0 44 0 2 45 0 31 0
1988 CHC NL 23 152 146 152 150 0 0 5 0 0 0 145 2 3 147 0 5 0
1989 TEX AL 24 156 144 156 148 0 0 147 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 0
1990 TEX AL 25 154 150 154 146 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0
1991 TEX AL 26 159 154 159 157 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
1992 TEX AL 27 159 155 159 156 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
1993 TEX AL 28 160 158 160 160 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1994 BAL AL 29 111 110 111 111 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 BAL AL 30 143 142 143 142 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1996 BAL AL 31 162 162 162 159 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
1997 BAL AL 32 158 154 158 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
1998 BAL AL 33 162 161 162 159 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
1999 TEX AL 34 158 156 158 28 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 2 0
2000 TEX AL 35 158 153 158 108 0 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 4 1
2001 TEX AL 36 160 159 160 113 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 1 0
2002 TEX AL 37 155 150 155 97 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 5 0
2003 TEX AL 38 154 150 154 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 4 0
2004 BAL AL 39 154 147 154 130 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 0
2005 BAL AL 40 110 97 110 93 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 0
20 Seasons 2831 2713 2831 2349 0 0 2139 0 0 0 209 2 8 213 422 90 2
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1987 CHC NL 22 600 57% 77% 28% 32 81% 0 110 9 99 2 9 9 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 2 0%
1988 CHC NL 23 140 49% 86% 33% 8 100% 1 30 1 28 1 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 TEX AL 24 5592 56% 72% 30% 300 95% 1 1166 74 1073 18 110 115 76 25 2 4 11 0 9 2 10 106 3 1 1 94 7 12 2 10 13 85%
1990 TEX AL 25 5587 59% 74% 31% 285 95% 3 1214 75 1118 20 122 90 53 22 0 3 7 2 3 2 5 123 5 1 2 118 9 5 1 4 10 90%
1991 TEX AL 26 6244 57% 74% 30% 308 89% 0 1303 78 1201 24 115 94 66 15 1 5 12 2 5 5 7 119 2 3 0 106 6 13 5 7 8 75%
1992 TEX AL 27 6254 55% 75% 30% 360 90% 4 1250 81 1146 23 110 143 98 26 3 7 7 2 2 3 2 131 4 4 0 121 10 10 2 7 11 91%
1993 TEX AL 28 6291 62% 76% 32% 330 95% 3 1386 83 1272 26 121 142 88 22 1 10 5 1 2 2 4 134 1 3 1 116 6 17 2 14 12 75%
1994 BAL AL 29 4289 62% 76% 31% 234 95% 1 960 72 872 10 92 66 50 9 1 2 4 0 3 1 4 87 2 1 2 80 5 6 2 4 15 87%
1995 BAL AL 30 5430 54% 73% 30% 311 96% 5 1189 74 1095 17 117 119 88 15 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 120 2 2 1 112 5 8 2 6 11 82%
1996 BAL AL 31 6455 59% 75% 31% 320 94% 0 1383 103 1261 18 97 117 78 22 2 5 8 0 5 3 8 156 5 5 0 146 13 9 5 4 13 85%
1997 BAL AL 32 6003 56% 73% 30% 294 96% 2 1310 72 1208 26 117 108 78 12 2 3 10 3 5 2 5 124 1 1 1 114 3 9 3 6 12 92%
1998 BAL AL 33 6266 52% 75% 31% 364 87% 4 1432 69 1337 21 138 122 87 18 5 4 9 1 8 0 8 127 4 3 0 115 9 12 1 11 10 90%
1999 TEX AL 34 1103 52% 77% 36% 45 91% 0 261 3 252 6 26 13 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 3 100%
2000 TEX AL 35 4282 57% 75% 26% 165 98% 0 821 55 755 12 57 52 36 13 0 3 4 0 3 1 2 86 2 4 0 80 6 6 2 4 5 100%
2001 TEX AL 36 4651 59% 76% 27% 219 95% 1 906 67 826 14 76 83 48 21 2 4 8 4 3 1 3 112 2 2 2 102 8 7 2 4 12 58%
2002 TEX AL 37 3827 52% 72% 26% 174 97% 3 791 39 747 5 101 34 8 19 1 0 5 0 4 1 4 83 2 3 1 76 7 7 1 6 12 83%
2003 TEX AL 38 2179 51% 73% 30% 114 91% 3 445 26 409 10 37 49 34 8 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 53 4 1 0 49 5 4 2 2 1 100%
2004 BAL AL 39 5259 56% 73% 31% 241 94% 2 1090 55 1015 20 86 95 66 18 3 3 8 0 6 2 7 114 3 3 2 108 8 5 2 3 9 100%
2005 BAL AL 40 3374 53% 74% 32% 154 94% 0 746 44 683 20 51 58 39 8 1 1 4 1 3 0 3 68 2 0 0 61 2 7 3 4 5 40%
19 Seasons 83826 57% 74% 30% 4258 93% 33 17793 1080 16397 293 1584 1514 1012 278 27 60 110 19 63 28 74 1782 44 37 14 1635 110 139 37 98 164 82%
MLB Averages 56% 75% 31% 93% 84%
PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1986 CHC NL 21 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 0 8 3 37.5% 3 2 25.0% 0 616 55% 76% 22% 36 94%
1987 CHC NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 12 3 0 8 4 0 4 1 1 5 3 0 33 14 42.4% 18 1 3.0% 0 1433 50% 76% 30% 144 47%
1988 CHC NL 23 5 0 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 59 46 1 42 14 2 25 11 0 9 3 0 13 13 0 148 87 58.8% 58 3 2.0% 2 5528 53% 79% 38% 624 47%
1989 TEX AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 41% 59% 28% 0
4 Seasons 8 0 7 1 3 8 0 0 2 4 63 49 1 56 17 3 33 15 0 16 4 2 21 19 0 189 104 55.0% 79 6 3.2% 2 7616 53% 78% 35% 804 49%
MLB Averages 60.7% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1986 CHC NL 21 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83 78% 73% 14% 4 100%
1987 CHC NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 92% 54% 15% 1 100%
1988 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 73 41% 79% 33% 8 38%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 2 169 63% 75% 22% 13 62%
MLB Averages 45.5% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1988 CHC NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64% 86% 29% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64% 86% 29% 0
MLB Averages 41.8% 1.9% 56% 75% 38% 55%

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