How Rafael Palmeiro's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players
Rafael Palmeiro posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .371, above the league average of .330 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1999, posting .420, well above the league average of .349 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at .295, below the league average of .329 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .359 in 2003 to .359 in 2004 and .339 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent On Base Percentage (OBP) producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 19 seasons.
Rafael Palmeiro Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)
Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Rafael Palmeiro
| Rafael Palmeiro
On Base Percentage (OBP) |
|---|
| Career | 0.371 |
| Season Avg. | 0.371 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.371 |
| More Info | See More |
Rafael Palmeiro On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season
Rafael Palmeiro's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team
Rafael Palmeiro's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rafael Palmeiro On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rafael Palmeiro's career On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rafael Palmeiro's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rafael Palmeiro's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
