1B · 20 seasons · 1986 – 2005 · B/T: L/L
Rafael Palmeiro is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 1993: +16.1 roto value, 8th that season and 835th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from home runs (+61.8), RBI (+52.2) and runs (+45.2), with no category working against him.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHC | 22 | -1.12 | #351 | #38,074 |
| 1987 | CHC | 84 | 2.03 | #206 | #22,038 |
| 1988 | CHC | 152 | 9.10 | #56 | #6,077 |
| 1989 | TEX | 156 | 6.54 | #92 | #10,304 |
| 1990 | TEX | 154 | 11.54 | #29 | #3,348 |
| 1991 | TEX | 159 | 15.05 | #9 | #1,207 |
| 1992 | TEX | 159 | 9.22 | #60 | #5,913 |
| 1993★ | TEX | 160 | 16.10 | #8 | #835 |
| 1994 | BAL | 111 | 12.70 | #22 | #2,471 |
| 1995 | BAL | 143 | 14.29 | #17 | #1,496 |
| 1996 | BAL | 162 | 12.87 | #27 | #2,338 |
| 1997 | BAL | 158 | 9.05 | #63 | #6,135 |
| 1998 | BAL | 162 | 13.77 | #24 | #1,778 |
| 1999 | TEX | 158 | 14.77 | #14 | #1,314 |
| 2000 | TEX | 158 | 10.77 | #49 | #4,112 |
| 2001 | TEX | 160 | 11.32 | #44 | #3,576 |
| 2002 | TEX | 155 | 11.41 | #43 | #3,482 |
| 2003 | TEX | 154 | 9.49 | #70 | #5,568 |
| 2004 | BAL | 154 | 5.68 | #144 | #12,106 |
| 2005 | BAL | 110 | 4.34 | #167 | #15,328 |
★ Best season by Z