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Vicente Palacios

Vicente (Diaz) Palacios

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 19, 1963 in Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, Mexico
High School: Veracruz (Mexico, MX) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1987
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Padres 1987-2000

Final Game: May 11, 2000
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1984	20	CHW-min	AA	1	2	.333	2.49	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.1	23	12	7	0	11	0	10	0	0	1			1.342	8.2	0.0	3.9	3.6	0.91	GLF · EL
1985	21	CHW-min	AA	1	1	.500	4.76	8	4	1	0	0	1	39.2	44	25	21	1	29	1	20	2	4	5			1.840	10.0	0.2	6.6	4.5	0.69	GLF · EL
1987	23	PIT-min	AAA	13	5	.722	2.58	27	26	0	7	5	0	185.0	140	63	53	10	85	1	148	5	6	5			1.216	6.8	0.5	4.1	7.2	1.74	VAN · PCL
1987	23	PIT	NL	2	1	.667	4.30	6	4	0	0	0	0	29.1	27	14	14	1	9	1	13	1	2	0	120	96	1.227	8.3	0.3	2.8	4.0	1.44
1988	24	PIT-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	1.99	5	5	0	1	1	0	31.2	26	7	7	0	5	0	23	1	1	2			0.979	7.4	0.0	1.4	6.5	4.60	BFL · AA
1988	24	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	6.66	7	3	0	0	0	0	24.1	28	18	18	3	15	1	15	0	3	2	113	52	1.767	10.4	1.1	5.5	5.5	1.00

1990	26	PIT-min	AAA	13	7	.650	3.43	28	28	0	5	2	0	183.2	173	77	70	8	53	2	137	1	2	9			1.230	8.5	0.4	2.6	6.7	2.58	BFL · AA
1990	26	PIT	NL	0	0		0.00	7	0	4	0	0	3	15.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	2	50		0.400	2.4	0.0	1.2	4.8	4.00
1991	27	PIT-min	AAA	0	0		1.42	3	0	2	0	0	2	6.1	7	1	1	0	2	0	8	0	0	2	27		1.421	9.9	0.0	2.8	11.4	4.00	BFL · AA
1991	27	PIT	NL	6	3	.667	3.75	36	7	8	1	1	3	81.2	69	34	34	12	38	2	64	1	2	6	347	97	1.310	7.6	1.3	4.2	7.1	1.68
1992	28	PIT	NL	3	2	.600	4.25	20	8	4	0	0	0	53.0	56	25	25	1	27	1	33	0	0	7	232	82	1.566	9.5	0.2	4.6	5.6	1.22

1994	30	STL	NL	3	8	.273	4.44	31	17	5	1	1	1	117.2	104	60	58	16	43	2	95	3	0	4	484	94	1.249	8.0	1.2	3.3	7.3	2.21
1995	31	STL	NL	2	3	.400	5.80	20	5	3	0	0	0	40.1	48	29	26	7	19	1	34	2	0	1	184	73	1.661	10.7	1.6	4.2	7.6	1.79

2000	36	SDP-CHC-min	AAA	6	3	.667	4.31	42	5	23	1	0	7	77.1	80	40	37	8	23	3	63	4	1	0	332		1.332	9.3	0.9	2.7	7.3	2.74	LVG,IWA · PCL
2000	36	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	6.75	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	12	10	8	4	5	1	8	0	0	0	46	65	1.594	10.1	3.4	4.2	6.8	1.60
2001	37	-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	3	0	2	0	0	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	12		1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	15.0	2.50	SLT · MEX
2002	38	-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.54	34	0	12	0	0	1	40.2	35	19	16	6	9	1	37	1	0	1	168		1.082	7.7	1.3	2.0	8.2	4.11	CMP,SLT · MEX
2003	39	-min	AAA	0	3	.000	4.43	12	0	2	0	0	0	20.1	25	12	10	0	14	1	11	0	0	2	92		1.918	11.1	0.0	6.2	4.9	0.79	DLA · MEX
8 Seasons				17	20	.459	4.43	134	44	26	2	2	7	372.0	348	190	183	44	158	9	270	7	7	22	1576	88	1.360	8.4	1.1	3.8	6.5	1.71
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.459	4.43	51	17	10	1	1	3	142	133	73	70	17	60	3	103	3	3	8	602	88	1.360	8.4	1.1	3.8	6.5	1.71

PIT (5 yrs)				12	8	.600	4.03	76	22	16	1	1	6	203.1	184	91	91	17	91	5	133	2	7	17	862	91	1.352	8.1	0.8	4.0	5.9	1.46
STL (2 yrs)				5	11	.313	4.78	51	22	8	1	1	1	158.0	152	89	84	23	62	3	129	5	0	5	668	88	1.354	8.7	1.3	3.5	7.3	2.08
SDP (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.75	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	12	10	8	4	5	1	8	0	0	0	46	65	1.594	10.1	3.4	4.2	6.8	1.60

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1987	23	PIT	NL	29.1	4	14	16	1	1.0	2	0.2	$
1988	24	PIT	NL	24.1	3	18	12	1	1.0	-6	-0.8	$62,500

1990	26	PIT	NL	15.0	0	0	8	0	.5	8	0.6	$
1991	27	PIT	NL	81.2	7	34	44	-1	1.0	10	0.9	$125,000
1992	28	PIT	NL	53.0	8	25	26	0	1.0	1	0.0	$170,000

1994	30	STL	NL	117.2	17	60	68	3	1.0	8	0.7	$175,000
1995	31	STL	NL	40.1	5	29	24	1	.9	-5	-0.6	$250,000

2000	36	SDP	NL	10.2	0	10	6	0	.7	-4	-0.4	$
8 Seasons				372.0	44	190	204	5	1.0	14	0.6	$782,500

PIT (5 yrs)				203.1	22	91	106	1	1.0	15	0.9	$357,500
STL (2 yrs)				158.0	22	89	92	4	1.0	3	0.1	$425,000
SDP (1 yr)				10.2	0	10	6	0	.7	-4	-0.4	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1984	20	CHW-min	AA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	GLF · EL
1985	21	CHW-min	AA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	GLF · EL
1987	23	PIT-min	AAA	27	31	25	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	10	.200	.286	.200	.486		5		0	3	0	0	VAN · PCL
1987	23	PIT	NL	6	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.111	.111	.111	.222	-41	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1988	24	PIT-min	AAA	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333		0		0	0	0	0	BFL · AA
1988	24	PIT	NL	7	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.111	.000	.111	-65	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1990	26	PIT-min	AAA	28	40	36	2	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	7	.194	.194	.194	.389		7		0	4	0	0	BFL · AA
1990	26	PIT	NL	7	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	-38	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	27	PIT-min	AAA	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1	0	0	0	0	0	BFL · AA
1991	27	PIT	NL	36	19	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.071	.071	.071	.143	-59	1	0	0	5	0	0	1
1992	28	PIT	NL	20	16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.071	.071	.071	.143	-59	1	0	0	2	0	0	1

1994	30	STL	NL	31	36	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	3	0	0	1
1995	31	STL	NL	20	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.167	.333	-11	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

2000	36	CHC-SDP-min	AAA	44	16	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.083	.267	.083	.350		1	2	1	1	0	0	IWA,LVG · PCL
2000	36	SDP	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	37	-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SLT · MEX
2002	38	-min	AAA	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SLT,CMP · MEX
2003	39	-min	AAA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	DLA · MEX
8 Seasons				134	101	88	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	43	.045	.067	.045	.112	-69	4	1	0	11	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	122	106	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	52	.045	.067	.045	.112	-69	5	1	0	13	0	0

PIT (5 yrs)				76	58	49	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	.061	.098	.061	.159	-54	3	0	0	7	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				51	43	39	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	.026	.026	.026	.051	-86	1	1	0	4	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1987	23	PIT	NL	9	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1988	24	PIT	NL	9	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$62,500	/1

1990	26	PIT	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1991	27	PIT	NL	19	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$125,000	1
1992	28	PIT	NL	16	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$170,000	1

1994	30	STL	NL	36	-10	0	0	0	0	4	1	-5	-0.5	-5	-0.5	0.0	$175,000	1
1995	31	STL	NL	7	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$250,000	1
7 Seasons				101	-22	0	0	0	0	10	1	-11	-1.1	-11	-1.1	0.0	$782,500

PIT (5 yrs)				58	-11	0	0	0	0	5	0	-6	-0.6	-6	-0.6	0.0	$357,500
STL (2 yrs)				43	-11	0	0	0	0	5	1	-5	-0.5	-5	-0.5	0.0	$425,000

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1987	PIT	NL	23	P	6	4	0	29.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	0.92	0.50	.953	1.90	1.90	6	1	14%
1988	PIT	NL	24	P	7	3	0	24.1	8	3	5	0	0	1.000	2.96	1.14	.955	1.96	1.96	4	2	33%
1990	PIT	NL	26	P	7	0	0	15.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.20	0.29	.955	1.80	1.79	0	0
1991	PIT	NL	27	P	36	7	1	81.2	13	4	9	0	0	1.000	1.43	0.36	.955	1.86	1.85	3	4	57%
1992	PIT	NL	28	P	20	8	0	53.0	13	5	7	1	1	.923	2.04	0.60	.954	1.94	1.94	2	4	67%
1994	STL	NL	30	P	31	17	1	117.2	24	6	16	2	0	.917	1.68	0.71	.958	1.86	1.85	4	7	64%
1995	STL	NL	31	P	20	5	0	40.1	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	1.56	0.35	.956	1.83	1.83	0	4	100%
2000	SDP	NL	36	P	7	0	0	10.2	3	0	3	0	1	1.000	2.53	0.43	.963	1.77	1.71	0	2	100%
	8 Seasons			P	134	44	2	372.0	73	25	45	3	2	.959	1.69	0.52	.956	1.87	1.86	19	24	56%
	8 Seasons			TOT	134	44	2	372.0	73	25	45	3	2	.959	1.69	0.52	.956	1.87	1.86	19	24	56%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1994 NL 7.955 (8th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1994 NL 1 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1994 NL 7.955 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1994 NL 1 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

July 20, 1984: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Veracruz (Mexican).
November 20, 1986: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
December 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 8, 1986: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
April 3, 1987: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 18, 1992: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 1, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
March 29, 1993: Released by the San Diego Padres.
December 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
November 15, 1995: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 19, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 21, 1999: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
July 30, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
August 3, 2000: Released by the San Diego Padres.
August 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1988	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	$62,500	USA Today, 4/1/88

1991	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	$125,000	USA Today survey
1992	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	$170,000	4/2/92 USA Today

1994	30	St. Louis Cardinals	$175,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $35,000 earned bonus
1995	31	St. Louis Cardinals	$250,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $25,000 earned bonus

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$782,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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