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
$432
per plate appearance
Plate appearances · 555 total
$2,474
per hit
Hits · 97 total
$8,571
per home run
Home runs · 28 total
More production rates
Games
130 total
$1,846
per game
At-bats
477 total
$503
per at-bat
Runs
59 total
$4,068
per run
Doubles
12 total
$20,000
per double
Triples
0 total
—
per triple
RBI
71 total
$3,380
per RBI
Walks
67 total
$3,582
per walk
Stolen bases
0 total
—
per stolen base
WAR
1.6 total
$146,341
per WAR
Descriptive outcomes
Strikeouts
74 total
$3,243
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.