How Rafael Palmeiro's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Rafael Palmeiro totaled 20,222 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1996, posting 1,418, well above the league average of 340.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 150, well below the league average of 368.8 that year. The Inning Played trended upward through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 462 in 2003 to 1,137 in 2004 and 748 in 2005, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 150 to 1,418 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rafael Palmeiro Lifetime Inning Played

Stats similar to Inning Played for Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro
Inning Played
Career20222
Season Avg.1011.1
162 Game Avg.1393.4
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Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played Per Season

Rafael Palmeiro's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played by Team

Rafael Palmeiro's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rafael Palmeiro career Inning Played by team bar chart

Rafael Palmeiro Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Rafael Palmeiro's career Inning Played, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rafael Palmeiro's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rafael Palmeiro's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Rafael Palmeiro Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table