How Rafael Palmeiro's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Rafael Palmeiro posted a career Batting Average of .288, above the league average of .262 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batting Average season came in 1999, posting .324, above the league average of .273 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at .247, near the league average of .261 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .260 in 2003 to .258 in 2004 and .266 in 2005. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 19 seasons.
Rafael Palmeiro Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
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| Career | 0.288 | 12046 | 10472 | 0.283 |
| Season Avg. | 0.288 | 602.3 | 523.6 | 0.283 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.288 | 689.32 | 599.25 | 0.283 |
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Rafael Palmeiro Batting Average Per Season
Rafael Palmeiro's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rafael Palmeiro Batting Average by Team
Rafael Palmeiro's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rafael Palmeiro Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rafael Palmeiro's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rafael Palmeiro Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rafael Palmeiro's seasonal Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rafael Palmeiro Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rafael Palmeiro's MLB career with Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
