Contract
Rafael Palmeiro’s current agreement and contract history.
Current contract
The active agreement and its season-by-season salary.
Active agreement
Standard
$837,000
Total contract value
Salary by season
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $380,000 |
| 1998 | $240,000 |
| 1999 | $217,000 |
| Total | $837,000 |
Salary vs. production
1998 DBL regular season · Annual salary $240,000 · Production across all teams.
Key salary rates
$389
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 617 total
$2,087
per hit
Hits · 115 total
$7,059
per home run
Home runs · 34 total
More production rates
Games
144 total
$1,667
per game
At-bats
530 total
$453
per at-bat
Runs
72 total
$3,333
per run
Doubles
15 total
$16,000
per double
Triples
0 total
—
per triple
RBI
86 total
$2,791
per RBI
Walks
76 total
$3,158
per walk
Stolen bases
0 total
—
per stolen base
WAR
2.8 total
$86,957
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
78 total
$3,077
per strikeout
Season-to-date rates use the full-year contract salary, not salary paid so far. They are not prorated or team-specific. A dash means the stat is zero or negative. For losses and allowed outcomes, a lower salary-per-stat figure does not necessarily mean better performance.
Contract history
Past agreements and their recorded salary seasons.
No contract history on file.