How Rafael Palmeiro's OPS Compares to Similar Players
Rafael Palmeiro posted a career OPS of .885, well above the league average of .725 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best OPS season came in 1999, posting 1.05, well above the league average of .787 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at .720, near the league average of .735 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .867 in 2003 to .796 in 2004 and .786 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 19 seasons.
Rafael Palmeiro Lifetime OPS
Stats similar to OPS for Rafael Palmeiro
| Rafael Palmeiro
OPS |
|---|
| Career | 0.885 |
| Season Avg. | 0.885 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.885 |
| More Info | See More |
Rafael Palmeiro OPS Per Season
Rafael Palmeiro's OPS 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 OPS by Team
Rafael Palmeiro's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rafael Palmeiro OPS Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rafael Palmeiro's career OPS 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 OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rafael Palmeiro's seasonal OPS 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 OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rafael Palmeiro's MLB career with OPS 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.
