Roger Maris vs. Rafael Palmeiro — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Rafael Palmeiro
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Rafael Palmeiro comes out clearly ahead of Roger Maris across most offensive categories. Rafael Palmeiro led in contact rate (K%+ 136 vs 113), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 106), and walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 126). Roger Maris held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 216). Rafael Palmeiro was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Rafael Palmeiro

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1463
150.15
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2831
141.01
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12046
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5101
523.54
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10472
521.6
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
150.42
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1828
91.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
29.14
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
275
28.22
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
28.34
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
59.37
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2010.82
100.16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5388
268.37
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4460
222.15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.897
0.897
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1663
82.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1835
91.4
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2929
145.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2004.32
99.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.9
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
4.33
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
652
66.92
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1353
67.39
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
8.57
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1348
67.14
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
8.94
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
0.75
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
5.93
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 600 PA
232
11.56
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
4.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
1.99
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
6.82
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.8
70.8

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Rafael Palmeiro

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
1.06
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
1.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60666
27
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20222
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18128
8.07
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
0.71
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19844
8.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19724
8.78
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Rafael Palmeiro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1785
0.79
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0