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Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael (Corrales) Palmeiro

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 188 lb.
School Mississippi State University

Debut September 8, 1986
  vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 21 CHC NL  22   73    9   18   4  0   3   12   1  1   4   6  .247  .295  .425   91   31   0   0   0   1   4
 1987 22 CHC NL  84  221   32   61  15  1  14   30   2  2  20  26  .276  .336  .543  126  120   0   2   1   1   4
 1988 23 CHC NL 152  580   75  178  41  5   8   53  12  2  38  34  .307  .349  .436  121  253   2   6   6   3  11 AS
 1989 24 TEX AL 156  559   76  154  23  4   8   64   4  3  63  48  .275  .354  .374  104  209   2   2   3   6  18
 1990 25 TEX AL 154  598   72  191  35  6  14   89   3  3  40  59  .319  .361  .468  131  280   2   8   6   3  24 MVP-14
 1991 26 TEX AL 159  631  115  203  49  3  26   88   4  3  68  72  .322  .389  .532  155  336   2   7  10   6  17 MVP-19,AS
 1992 27 TEX AL 159  608   84  163  27  4  22   85   2  3  72  83  .268  .352  .434  123  264   5   6   8  10  10
 1993 28 TEX AL 160  597  124  176  40  2  37  105  22  3  73  85  .295  .371  .554  150  331   2   9  22   5   8 MVP-8
 1994 29 BAL AL 111  436   82  139  32  0  23   76   7  3  54  63  .319  .392  .550  136  240   0   6   1   2  11 MVP-16
 1995 30 BAL AL 143  554   89  172  30  2  39  104   3  1  62  65  .310  .380  .583  145  323   0   5   5   3  12 MVP-11
 1996 31 BAL AL 162  626  110  181  40  2  39  142   8  0  95  96  .289  .381  .546  132  342   0   8  12   3   9 MVP-6
 1997 32 BAL AL 158  614   95  156  24  2  38  110   5  2  67 109  .254  .329  .485  113  298   0   6   6   5  14 MVP-13
 1998 33 BAL AL 162  619   98  183  36  1  43  121  11  7  79  91  .296  .379  .565  144  350   0   4   8   7  14 SS,MVP-18,AS
 1999 34 TEX AL 158  565   96  183  30  1  47  148   2  4  97  69  .324  .420  .630  159  356   0   9  14   3  12 SS,MVP-5,AS
 2000 35 TEX AL 158  565  102  163  29  3  39  120   2  1 103  77  .288  .397  .558  137  315   0   7  17   3  14
 2001 36 TEX AL 160  600   98  164  33  0  47  123   1  1 101  90  .273  .381  .563  141  338   0   6   8   7   8 MVP-14
 2002 37 TEX AL 155  546   99  149  34  0  43  105   2  0 104  94  .273  .391  .571  146  312   0   7  16   6  10
 2003 38 TEX AL 154  561   92  146  21  2  38  112   2  0  84  77  .260  .359  .508  117  285   0   4   9   5   7
 2004 39 BAL AL 154  550   68  142  29  0  23   88   2  1  86  61  .258  .359  .436  108  240   0   9  15   6  15
 2005 40 BAL AL 110  369   47   98  13  0  18   60   2  0  43  43  .266  .339  .447  108  165   0   8   4   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons        10472      3020     38     1835     40    1348  .288  .371  .515  132       15 119 171  87 231
               2831      1663      585    569       97   1353                            5388
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        599   95  173  33  2  33  105   6  2  77  77  .288  .371  .515  132  308   1   7  10   5  13
 Career High    162  631  124  203  49  6  47  148  22  7 104 109  .324  .420  .630  159  356   5   9  22  10  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 21 CHC NL   78   60    8   3.6   103| .247  .269| .295  .341| .425  .406| .720  .747|  91  .419  -1.3  -0.1  50%
 1987 22 CHC NL  244  168   40   6.4   108| .276  .273| .336  .343| .543  .425| .879  .767| 126  .632   7.6   0.7  50%
 1988 23 CHC NL  629  423   89   5.7    94| .307  .262| .349  .326| .436  .384| .785  .711| 121  .656  15.6   1.6  85%
 1989 24 TEX AL  632  430   74   4.6    95| .275  .263| .354  .328| .374  .387| .728  .715| 104  .528   4.4   0.4  57%
 1990 25 TEX AL  651  444   94   5.6    95| .319  .259| .361  .327| .468  .388| .829  .715| 131  .615  24.0   2.4  50%
 1991 26 TEX AL  714  457  129   7.6    95| .322  .258| .389  .326| .532  .391| .921  .717| 155  .719  49.1   4.8  57%
 1992 27 TEX AL  701  469   96   5.5    92| .268  .256| .352  .324| .434  .380| .786  .704| 123  .601  19.4   1.9  40%
 1993 28 TEX AL  686  443  128   7.7    99| .295  .262| .371  .332| .554  .400| .925  .732| 150  .704  42.9   4.1  88%
 1994 29 BAL AL  498  317   95   8.0   116| .319  .278| .392  .352| .550  .444| .942  .795| 136  .677  24.4   2.2  70%
 1995 30 BAL AL  624  400  123   8.2   111| .310  .273| .380  .347| .583  .431| .963  .778| 145  .696  35.5   3.2  75%
 1996 31 BAL AL  732  462  137   8.0   116| .289  .277| .381  .350| .546  .445| .927  .795| 132  .656  31.8   2.8 100%
 1997 32 BAL AL  692  480   98   5.5   106| .254  .268| .329  .337| .485  .423| .814  .760| 113  .526   9.7   0.9  71%
 1998 33 BAL AL  709  461  132   7.6   108| .296  .269| .379  .338| .565  .429| .944  .766| 144  .670  40.7   3.7  61%
 1999 34 TEX AL  674  407  152   9.9   118| .324  .281| .420  .354| .630  .450|1.050  .804| 159  .754  53.1   4.7  33%
 2000 35 TEX AL  678  424  128   8.0   117| .288  .279| .397  .352| .558  .448| .955  .800| 137  .666  34.3   3.0  66%
 2001 36 TEX AL  714  451  135   8.0   110| .273  .272| .381  .339| .563  .436| .944  .776| 141  .699  38.2   3.5  50%
 2002 37 TEX AL  663  414  128   8.3   110| .273  .271| .391  .339| .571  .436| .962  .776| 146  .719  39.9   3.7 100%
 2003 38 TEX AL  654  426  108   6.8   116| .260  .280| .359  .348| .508  .448| .867  .796| 117  .633  13.1   1.2 100%
 2004 39 BAL AL  651  433   89   5.5   108| .258  .268| .359  .336| .436  .430| .795  .766| 108  .527  10.1   0.9  66%
 2005 40 BAL AL  422  288   57   5.3   104| .266  .267| .339  .330| .447  .423| .786  .753| 108  .534   5.2   0.5 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons   12046  7857 2040   7.0   106| .288  .269| .371  .338| .515  .420| .886  .758| 132  .651 497.8  46.1  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 21 CHC NL OF 20 34 2 4 1 .900 .978 1.80 1.82 2.15 2.19 18 150.7 LF 19 33 2 3 2 .921 .975 1.84 1.44 2.39 1.97 15 131.7 RF 3 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.67 1.63 2.37 1.99 3 19.0 1987 22 CHC NL OF 45 64 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.44 1.83 1.88 2.19 34 312.0 LF 44 67 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.55 1.58 1.99 2.04 33 308.0 1B 18 112 8 1 15 .992 .991 6.67 8.47 9.00 9.88 13 120.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 4.0 1988 23 CHC NL OF 147 292 6 5 1 .983 .982 2.03 1.98 2.14 2.28 143 1254.3 AS LF 145 287 5 5 1 .983 .980 2.01 1.75 2.12 2.13 141 1237.3 AS 1B 5 30 5 0 1 1.000 .992 7.00 8.64 9.08 9.96 3 34.7 AS RF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.73 1.80 2.04 2 15.0 AS CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 AS 1989 24 TEX AL 1B 147 1167 119 12 106 .991 .993 8.75 6.80 9.35 7.27 142 1237.3 DH 6 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1990 25 TEX AL 1B 146 1215 91 7 123 .995 .992 8.95 6.85 9.37 7.17 145 1254.7 DH 6 1991 26 TEX AL 1B 157 1305 96 12 119 .992 .992 8.92 6.37 9.23 6.59 152 1366.0 AS DH 2 AS 1992 27 TEX AL 1B 156 1251 143 7 131 .995 .993 8.94 6.41 9.07 6.51 154 1382.7 DH 2 1993 28 TEX AL 1B 160 1388 147 5 133 .997 .993 9.59 6.25 9.90 6.45 158 1395.3 1994 29 BAL AL 1B 111 959 66 4 87 .996 .992 9.23 8.49 9.45 9.21 110 976.7 1995 30 BAL AL 1B 142 1181 119 4 120 .997 .993 9.15 7.04 9.45 7.27 142 1238.0 1996 31 BAL AL 1B 159 1388 119 8 157 .995 .992 9.48 6.29 9.56 6.34 159 1418.7 DH 3 1997 32 BAL AL 1B 155 1304 112 10 124 .993 .992 9.14 6.45 9.40 6.64 151 1356.0 GG DH 3 1998 33 BAL AL 1B 159 1435 124 9 127 .994 .992 9.81 6.29 10.18 6.53 158 1378.3 GG,AS DH 3 AS 1999 34 TEX AL DH 135 AS 1B 28 261 13 1 23 .996 .992 9.79 8.33 10.01 9.50 28 246.3 GG,AS 2000 35 TEX AL 1B 108 820 56 4 86 .995 .993 8.11 8.17 8.58 9.37 107 919.0 DH 46 2001 36 TEX AL 1B 113 905 83 8 112 .992 .993 8.74 8.27 8.93 9.03 113 996.3 DH 46 2002 37 TEX AL 1B 97 739 84 5 83 .994 .993 8.48 8.02 8.86 9.33 95 836.3 DH 55 2003 38 TEX AL DH 96 1B 55 445 49 2 53 .996 .993 8.98 8.29 9.61 9.55 55 462.7 2004 39 BAL AL 1B 130 1089 95 8 114 .993 .994 9.11 7.69 9.37 7.91 128 1137.7 DH 20 2005 40 BAL AL 1B 93 748 58 4 68 .995 .994 8.67 8.11 9.69 9.60 82 748.3 DH 15
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 22 CHC NL 1B 18 112 8 1 15 .992 .991 6.67 8.47 9.00 9.88 13 120.0 1988 23 CHC NL 1B 5 30 5 0 1 1.000 .992 7.00 8.64 9.08 9.96 3 34.7 1989 24 TEX AL 1B 147 1167 119 12 106 .991 .993 8.75 6.80 9.35 7.27 142 1237.3 1990 25 TEX AL 1B 146 1215 91 7 123 .995 .992 8.95 6.85 9.37 7.17 145 1254.7 1991 26 TEX AL 1B 157 1305 96 12 119 .992 .992 8.92 6.37 9.23 6.59 152 1366.0 1992 27 TEX AL 1B 156 1251 143 7 131 .995 .993 8.94 6.41 9.07 6.51 154 1382.7 1993 28 TEX AL 1B 160 1388 147 5 133 .997 .993 9.59 6.25 9.90 6.45 158 1395.3 1994 29 BAL AL 1B 111 959 66 4 87 .996 .992 9.23 8.49 9.45 9.21 110 976.7 1995 30 BAL AL 1B 142 1181 119 4 120 .997 .993 9.15 7.04 9.45 7.27 142 1238.0 1996 31 BAL AL 1B 159 1388 119 8 157 .995 .992 9.48 6.29 9.56 6.34 159 1418.7 1997 32 BAL AL 1B 155 1304 112 10 124 .993 .992 9.14 6.45 9.40 6.64 151 1356.0 1998 33 BAL AL 1B 159 1435 124 9 127 .994 .992 9.81 6.29 10.18 6.53 158 1378.3 1999 34 TEX AL 1B 28 261 13 1 23 .996 .992 9.79 8.33 10.01 9.50 28 246.3 2000 35 TEX AL 1B 108 820 56 4 86 .995 .993 8.11 8.17 8.58 9.37 107 919.0 2001 36 TEX AL 1B 113 905 83 8 112 .992 .993 8.74 8.27 8.93 9.03 113 996.3 2002 37 TEX AL 1B 97 739 84 5 83 .994 .993 8.48 8.02 8.86 9.33 95 836.3 2003 38 TEX AL 1B 55 445 49 2 53 .996 .993 8.98 8.29 9.61 9.55 55 462.7 2004 39 BAL AL 1B 130 1089 95 8 114 .993 .994 9.11 7.69 9.37 7.91 128 1137.7 2005 40 BAL AL 1B 93 748 58 4 68 .995 .994 8.67 8.11 9.69 9.60 82 748.3 1988 23 CHC NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1989 24 TEX AL DH 6 1990 25 TEX AL DH 6 1991 26 TEX AL DH 2 1992 27 TEX AL DH 2 1996 31 BAL AL DH 3 1997 32 BAL AL DH 3 1998 33 BAL AL DH 3 1999 34 TEX AL DH 135 2000 35 TEX AL DH 46 2001 36 TEX AL DH 46 2002 37 TEX AL DH 55 2003 38 TEX AL DH 96 2004 39 BAL AL DH 20 2005 40 BAL AL DH 15 1986 21 CHC NL LF 19 33 2 3 2 .921 .975 1.84 1.44 2.39 1.97 15 131.7 1987 22 CHC NL LF 44 67 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.55 1.58 1.99 2.04 33 308.0 1988 23 CHC NL LF 145 287 5 5 1 .983 .980 2.01 1.75 2.12 2.13 141 1237.3 1989 24 TEX AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1986 21 CHC NL OF 20 34 2 4 1 .900 .978 1.80 1.82 2.15 2.19 18 150.7 1987 22 CHC NL OF 45 64 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.44 1.83 1.88 2.19 34 312.0 1988 23 CHC NL OF 147 292 6 5 1 .983 .982 2.03 1.98 2.14 2.28 143 1254.3 1986 21 CHC NL RF 3 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.67 1.63 2.37 1.99 3 19.0 1987 22 CHC NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 4.0 1988 23 CHC NL RF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.73 1.80 2.04 2 15.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B*2139 17742 1587 111 1782 .994 .993 9.04 7.09 9.40 7.56 2095 18505.0 DH 438 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 212 390 9 9 3 .978 .981 1.88 1.93 2.09 2.26 195 1717.0 209 2 8# LF* 209 387 8 8 4 .980 .980 1.89 1.69 2.11 2.10 190 1686.0 RF* 8 7 2 1 0 .900 .978 1.12 1.69 2.13 2.01 6 38.0 CF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2351 18132 1596 120 1785 .994 .992 8.39 6.63 8.78 7.11 2290 20222
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   ALDS  BAL CLE     W   4  17   4   3  1  0  1   2   1   6  .176  .263  .412   0  0   0   0   1 
        ALCS  BAL NYY     L   5  17   4   4  0  0  2   4   4   4  .235  .364  .588   0  0   0   1   0 
 1997   ALDS  BAL SEA     W   4  12   2   3  2  0  0   0   0   2  .250  .250  .417   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BAL CLE     L   6  25   3   7  2  0  1   2   0  10  .280  .308  .480   0  0   0   0   1 
 1999   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   3  11   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   1  .273  .333  .273   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1  11  40   6   9  3  0  1   2   2   9  .225  .279  .375   0  0   0   0   1 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2  11  42   7  11  2  0  3   6   4  14  .262  .333  .524   0  0   0   1   1 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3  22  82  13  20  5  0  4   8   6  23  .244  .308  .451   0  0   0   1   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1988   CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1991   TEX AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1998   BAL AL       2   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1999   TEX AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting DH 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/4      1   4   1   3  0  0  0   2   2   0   0  0   0   0   0  .750  .833  .750 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1988 *
1991 *
1998 *
1999 (DH)

Awards
1999-ML-Major League Player of the Year

Gold Gloves
1997-AL--1B
1998-AL--1B
1999-AL--1B
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1998-AL--1B
1999-AL--DH
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1990-AL-14-0.06
1991-AL-19-0.02
1993-AL-8-0.13
1994-AL-16-0.03
1995-AL-11-0.09
1996-AL-6-0.27
1997-AL-13-0.09
1998-AL-18-0.01
1999-AL-5-0.49
2001-AL-14-0.01
Car-190-1.20 shares

Batting Average
1988 NL-.307-2
1990 AL-.319-3
1991 AL-.322-7
1994 AL-.319-10
1999 AL-.324-10

On-base %
1999 AL-.420-9
2002 AL-.391-9

Slugging %
1991 AL-.532-6
1993 AL-.554-6
1994 AL-.550-10
1995 AL-.583-6
1999 AL-.630-2
2001 AL-.563-7
2002 AL-.571-6
Car-.515-73

OPS
1991 AL-.922-5
1993 AL-.926-6
1994 AL-.942-10
1995 AL-.963-8
1999 AL-1.050-2
2001 AL-.944-10
2002 AL-.962-7
Car-.885-83

Games
1991 AL-159-7
1992 AL-159-6
1993 AL-160-2
1995 AL-143-8
1996 AL-162-2
1997 AL-158-6
1998 AL-162-2
1999 AL-158-8
2001 AL-160-7
Car-2831-17

At Bats
1991 AL-631-8
1995 AL-554-9
1996 AL-626-7
1997 AL-614-8
1998 AL-619-8
Car-10472-15

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1991 AL-714-7
1992 AL-701-9
1993 AL-686-8
1996 AL-732-3
1997 AL-692-10
1998 AL-709-6
2001 AL-714-4
Car-12046-15

Runs
1991 AL-115-2
1993 AL-124-1
1994 AL-82-9
Car-1663-29

Hits
1988 NL-178-3
1990 AL-191-1
1991 AL-203-3
1994 AL-139-7
1995 AL-172-9
Car-3020-24

Total Bases
1990 AL-280-7
1991 AL-336-2
1993 AL-331-4
1994 AL-240-5
1995 AL-323-2
1996 AL-342-6
1998 AL-350-7
1999 AL-356-2
2001 AL-338-4
2002 AL-312-10
Car-5388-10

Doubles
1988 NL-41-2
1991 AL-49-1
1993 AL-40-3
1994 AL-32-5
1996 AL-40-10
Car-585-16

Home Runs
1993 AL-37-5
1994 AL-23-10
1995 AL-39-4
1996 AL-39-9
1997 AL-38-6
1998 AL-43-6
1999 AL-47-2
2000 AL-39-8
2001 AL-47-3
2002 AL-43-3
2003 AL-38-5
Car-569-10

RBI
1990 AL-89-8
1995 AL-104-10
1996 AL-142-4
1997 AL-110-10
1998 AL-121-8
1999 AL-148-2
2000 AL-120-10
2001 AL-123-6
2003 AL-112-7
Car-1835-14

Bases on Balls
1996 AL-95-9
1999 AL-97-7
2000 AL-103-8
2001 AL-101-5
2002 AL-104-3
2003 AL-84-9
2004 AL-86-6
Car-1353-30

Strikeouts
Car-1348-82

Singles
1988 NL-124-8
1990 AL-136-1
Car-1828-74

Adjusted OPS+
1990 AL-131-10
1991 AL-155-5
1993 AL-150-6
1995 AL-145-8
1999 AL-159-2
2001 AL-141-10
2002 AL-146-8

Runs Created
1991 AL-129-4
1993 AL-128-5
1994 AL-95-7
1995 AL-123-5
1998 AL-132-7
1999 AL-152-3
2001 AL-135-5
2002 AL-128-4
Car-2040-17

Adjusted Batting Runs
1991 AL-49-3
1993 AL-43-5
1995 AL-35-8
1998 AL-41-8
1999 AL-53-3
2001 AL-38-9
2002 AL-40-7
Car-498-44

Batting Wins
1991 AL-4.8-3
1993 AL-4.1-5
1995 AL-3.2-8
1998 AL-3.7-8
1999 AL-4.7-3
2001 AL-3.5-9
2002 AL-3.7-7
Car-46.1-52

Extra-Base Hits
1990 AL-55-10
1991 AL-78-2
1993 AL-79-4
1994 AL-55-5
1995 AL-71-3
1996 AL-81-5
1998 AL-80-7
1999 AL-78-5
2001 AL-80-4
2002 AL-77-7
Car-1192-6

Times on Base
1991 AL-277-3
1994 AL-195-10
1996 AL-279-10
1998 AL-269-6
1999 AL-283-6
2001 AL-272-6
2002 AL-259-8
Car-4460-18

Offensive Win%
1991 AL-.719-6
1993 AL-.704-8
1995 AL-.696-7
1999 AL-.754-3
2001 AL-.699-8
2002 AL-.719-7

Hit By Pitch
1989 AL-6-9
1992 AL-10-6

Sac. Flies
1990 AL-8-8
1993 AL-9-7
1994 AL-6-10
1999 AL-9-7
2004 AL-9-3
2005 AL-8-7
Car-119-8

Intentional Walks
1993 AL-22-5
1996 AL-12-6
1999 AL-14-4
2000 AL-17-4
2002 AL-16-4
2004 AL-15-2
Car-171-24

Grounded into Double Plays
1990 AL-24-2
Car-231-38

Power/Speed Number
1993 AL-27.6-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1988 NL-17.1-2
2004 AL-9.0-5

At Bats per Home Run
1993 AL-16.1-7
1995 AL-14.2-7
1998 AL-14.4-7
1999 AL-12.0-3
2000 AL-14.5-9
2001 AL-12.8-3
2002 AL-12.7-3
2003 AL-14.8-6
Car-18.4-76

Outs
1996 AL-462-10
1997 AL-480-7
Car-7857-15

Salary
1994 AL-$5,406,603-4
1999 AL-$8,849,931-6
2000 AL-$8,620,921-9

Oldest Player
2004 AL-39-9
2005 AL-40-7

       

Black Ink: Batting - 8 (272) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 183 (51) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 57.2 (39) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 178.0 (55) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  6. Ken Griffey (791)
  7. Al Kaline (787) *
  8. Fred McGriff (776)
  9. Carl Yastrzemski (762) *
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  2. Al Oliver (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  4. Darin Erstad (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Al Oliver (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. John Olerud (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Olerud (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Will Clark (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Will Clark (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Billy Williams (923) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Billy Williams (933) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Orlando Cepeda (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Orlando Cepeda (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jeff Bagwell (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Eddie Murray (893) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Eddie Murray (892) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Eddie Murray (897) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Eddie Murray (892) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1985.

December 5, 1988: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Drew Hall and Jamie Moyer to the Texas Rangers for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curtis Wilkerson, Luis Benitez (minors), and Pablo Delgado (minors).

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Chicago Cubs$62,500
1988Chicago Cubs$90,000
1989Chicago Cubs$212,000
1990Texas Rangers$300,000
1991Texas Rangers$1,475,000
1992Texas Rangers$3,850,000
1993Texas Rangers$4,550,000
1994Baltimore Orioles$5,406,603
1995Baltimore Orioles$4,906,603
1996Baltimore Orioles$5,406,603
1997Baltimore Orioles$5,337,021
1998Baltimore Orioles$6,515,828
1999Texas Rangers$8,849,931
2000Texas Rangers$8,620,921
2001Texas Rangers$9,000,000
2002Texas Rangers$8,712,986
2003Texas Rangers$9,000,000
2004Baltimore Orioles$4,000,000
2005Baltimore Orioles$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$89,295,996

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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