6. Rafael Palmeiro, 1999
Rafael Palmeiro will forever be remembered for the way he handled himself in the 2005 Congressional Hearings. “Let me start by telling you this,” Palmeiro said while pointing in the direction of the cameras, “I have never used steroids. Period.” That August, Palmeiro served a 10-game suspension for using stanozolol, an MLB banned substance.
If not for that, Palmeiro would be a surefire Hall of Famer today. Palmeiro put together one of the most consistent careers in baseball history, playing 20 seasons with the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs. In that time span, Palmeiro put together ten 30+ home run and 100+ RBI seasons. He concluded his career with a .371 OBP and .885 SLG. He is 13th on the all-time HR list with 569 career dingers, and 17th on the all-time RBI list with 1835 RBI.
In 1999, Palmeiro put together one of the greatest seasons for a DH. These were his stats:
- .420 OBP (9th in AL)
- .630 SLG (2nd in AL)
- 96 RS (30th in AL)
- 156 WRC+ (4th in AL)
- 5.4 fWAR (10th in AL)
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