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Dean Palmer
Dean William Palmer
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 27, 1968 in Tallahassee, FL
High School: Florida (Tallahassee, FL)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1989
Final Game: May 9, 2003
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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 Awards
1989 20 TEX AL 16 20 19 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .105 .100 .211 .311 -15 4 0 0 0 1 0 /5D6
1991 22 TEX AL 81 304 268 38 50 9 2 15 37 0 2 32 98 .187 .281 .403 .684 89 108 4 3 1 0 0 57/D
1992 23 TEX AL 152 613 541 74 124 25 0 26 72 10 4 62 154 .229 .311 .420 .731 106 227 9 4 2 4 2 *5
1993 24 TEX AL 148 585 519 88 127 31 2 33 96 11 10 53 154 .245 .321 .503 .824 122 261 5 8 0 5 4 *5/6
1994 25 TEX AL 93 371 342 50 84 14 2 19 59 3 4 26 89 .246 .302 .465 .767 95 159 7 2 0 1 0 *5
1995 26 TEX AL 36 145 119 30 40 6 0 9 24 1 1 21 21 .336 .448 .613 1.062 171 73 2 4 0 1 1 5
1996 27 TEX AL 154 652 582 98 163 26 2 38 107 2 0 59 145 .280 .348 .527 .876 114 307 15 5 0 6 4 *5/D
1997 28 TOT AL 143 592 542 70 139 31 1 23 86 2 2 41 134 .256 .310 .445 .754 92 241 7 3 1 5 2 *5/D
1997 28 TEX AL 94 386 355 47 87 21 0 14 55 1 0 26 84 .245 .296 .423 .719 82 150 4 1 1 3 2 5
1997 28 KCR AL 49 206 187 23 52 10 1 9 31 1 2 15 50 .278 .335 .487 .822 111 91 3 2 0 2 0 5/D
1998 29 KCR AL 152 639 572 84 159 27 2 34 119 8 2 48 134 .278 .333 .510 .844 115 292 18 6 0 13 3 *5D AS,SS
1999 30 DET AL 150 631 560 92 147 25 2 38 100 3 3 57 153 .263 .339 .518 .857 116 290 13 10 0 4 3 *5/D SS
2000 31 DET AL 145 604 524 73 134 22 2 29 102 4 2 66 146 .256 .338 .471 .809 107 247 9 4 0 10 2 *53D
2001 32 DET AL 57 246 216 34 48 11 0 11 40 4 1 27 59 .222 .317 .426 .743 100 92 3 3 0 0 0 D
2002 33 DET AL 4 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .077 .000 .077 -76 0 1 0 0 0 0 /D
2003 34 DET AL 26 98 86 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 28 .140 .235 .163 .397 12 14 2 2 0 1 0 D/35
14 Seasons 1357 5513 4902 734 1229 231 15 275 849 48 31 502 1332 .251 .324 .472 .796 107 2315 95 54 4 51 21
162 Game Avg. 162 658 585 88 147 28 2 33 101 6 4 60 159 .251 .324 .472 .796 107 276 11 6 0 6 3
TEX (8 yrs) 774 3076 2745 425 677 134 8 154 451 28 21 279 757 .247 .320 .470 .790 107 1289 46 27 4 21 13
DET (5 yrs) 382 1592 1398 202 341 60 4 78 248 11 6 160 391 .244 .327 .460 .787 103 643 28 19 0 15 5
KCR (2 yrs) 201 845 759 107 211 37 3 43 150 9 4 63 184 .278 .334 .505 .838 114 383 21 8 0 15 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 27 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 4 19 19 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 .211 .211 .421 .632 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 4 19 19 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 .211 .211 .421 .632 8 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 TEX AL 20 3B 6 2 17.0 6 1 3 2 0 .667 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.12 0.67 .967 2.75 2.33
1989 TEX AL 20 DH 6
1989 TEX AL 20 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.10
1989 TEX AL 20 SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -320.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 6.00 2.00 .950 4.80 4.10
1991 TEX AL 22 3B 50 45 400.0 107 27 74 6 5 .944 -4.8 -14.4 -4.8 -3.3 -1.5 0 2.27 2.02 .955 2.79 2.33
1991 TEX AL 22 LF 29 24 182.2 46 42 1 3 1 .935 -7.5 -49.3 -7.5 -4.1 -3.4 0 2.12 1.48 .978 2.17 1.72
1991 TEX AL 22 OF 29 24 182.2 46 42 1 3 1 .935 -7.5 -49.3 -7.5 -4.1 -3.4 0 2.12 1.48 .985 2.37 2.03
1991 TEX AL 22 DH 5
1992 TEX AL 23 3B 150 143 1272.0 400 124 254 22 24 .945 -13.8 -13.0 -12.8 -8.5 -4.3 -1 2.67 2.52 .950 2.78 2.40
1993 TEX AL 24 3B 148 144 1259.1 372 85 258 29 21 .922 -12.8 -12.2 -11.8 -6.6 -5.2 -1 2.45 2.32 .952 2.69 2.31
1993 TEX AL 24 SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.10
1994 TEX AL 25 3B 91 90 775.2 251 50 179 22 8 .912 -12.2 -18.9 -10.2 -3.1 -7.1 -2 2.66 2.52 .950 2.64 2.34
1995 TEX AL 26 3B 36 35 302.2 96 19 72 5 9 .948 1.7 6.7 1.7 1.9 -0.2 0 2.71 2.53 .952 2.61 2.19
1996 TEX AL 27 3B 154 153 1321.1 342 105 221 16 17 .953 -6.0 -5.4 -6.0 -3.2 -2.8 0 2.22 2.12 .956 2.57 2.18
1996 TEX AL 27 DH 1
1997 TOT AL 28 3B 141 140 1227.0 362 99 244 19 18 .948 3.1 3.0 4.1 -2.8 6.9 -1 2.52 2.43 .953 2.67 2.32
1997 TEX AL 28 3B 93 92 799.1 244 72 162 10 10 .959 3.9 5.9 4.9 -0.1 5.0 -1 2.63 2.52 .953 2.67 2.32
1997 KCR AL 28 3B 48 48 427.2 118 27 82 9 8 .924 -0.8 -2.2 -0.8 -2.7 1.9 0 2.29 2.27 .954 2.67 2.32
1997 KCR AL 28 DH 1
1998 KCR AL 29 3B 129 127 1102.1 278 69 187 22 16 .921 -11.4 -12.4 -10.4 -4.5 -5.9 -1 2.09 1.98 .950 2.55 2.23 AS,SS
1998 KCR AL 29 DH 22 AS,SS
1999 DET AL 30 3B 141 140 1212.0 348 89 240 19 24 .945 -14.7 -14.6 -14.7 -4.3 -10.4 0 2.44 2.33 .950 2.58 2.21 SS
1999 DET AL 30 DH 9 SS
2000 DET AL 31 3B 115 114 955.0 269 66 180 23 14 .914 -15.7 -19.7 -14.7 -5.8 -8.9 -1 2.32 2.14 .949 2.67 2.31
2000 DET AL 31 1B 20 15 128.2 129 122 5 2 13 .984 -1.0 -9.3 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 8.88 6.35 .993 9.37 8.17
2000 DET AL 31 DH 14
2001 DET AL 32 DH 57
2002 DET AL 33 DH 3
2003 DET AL 34 DH 22
2003 DET AL 34 1B 1 1 8.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 11.25 10.00 .990 9.56 8.30
2003 DET AL 34 3B 1 1 8.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 4.00 .950 2.70 2.40
12 Seasons 3B 1162 1134 9852.1 2835 734 1916 185 156 .935 -86.2 -10.5 -79.2 -40.2 -39.0 -7 2.42 2.28 .952 2.65 2.28
10 Seasons DH 140
2 Seasons OF 30 24 182.2 47 43 1 3 1 .936 -7.5 -49.3 -7.5 -4.1 -3.4 0 2.17 1.47 .985 2.37 2.03
1 Season LF 29 24 182.2 46 42 1 3 1 .935 -7.5 -49.3 -7.5 -4.1 -3.4 0 2.12 1.48 .978 2.17 1.72
2 Seasons 1B 21 16 136.2 139 131 6 2 13 .986 -0.8 -7.0 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0 9.02 6.52 .993 9.38 8.18
2 Seasons SS 2 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -270.0 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 6.75 1.50 .967 4.73 4.10
14 Seasons TOT 1215 1174 10175.2 3024 910 1924 190 170 .937 -95.4 -11.3 -88.4 -45.1 -43.3 0 -7 2.51 2.33 .891 2.74 2.38
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1998 *

Silver Sluggers
1998 AL (3B)
1999 AL (3B)
All multiple winners

Slugging % s c a p y
Career  .472 (213th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1992 AL  26 (9th)
1993 AL  33 (6th)
1999 AL  38 (8th)
Career  275 (155th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1998 AL  119 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1992 AL  154 (1st)
1993 AL  154 (3rd)
1996 AL  145 (5th)
1997 AL  134 (7th)
1998 AL  134 (6th)
1999 AL  153 (2nd)
2000 AL  146 (5th)
Career  1332 (92nd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1993 AL  66 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1998 AL  13 (2nd)
2000 AL  10 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1998 AL  18 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1993 AL  15.7 (6th)
Career  17.8 (67th)

Youngest s c a p y
1989 AL  born 1968-12-27 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 16 (1132), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (691), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (635), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Hank Sauer (910)
  7. Howard Johnson (902)
  8. Bob Allison (901)
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  10. Jay Buhner (898)
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  2. Matt Williams (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Schmidt (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Bill Melton (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Tony Batista (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Matt Williams (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Matt Williams (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Roger Maris (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ron Gant (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1986.

July 25, 1997: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Goodwin.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1990Texas Rangers$100,000
1992Texas Rangers$142,500
1993Texas Rangers$275,000
1994Texas Rangers$475,000
1995Texas Rangers$1,925,000
1996Texas Rangers$2,000,000
1997Texas Rangers$4,800,000
1998Kansas City Royals$5,825,000
1999Detroit Tigers$5,000,000
2000Detroit Tigers$7,000,000
2001Detroit Tigers$7,500,000
2002Detroit Tigers$8,000,000
2003Detroit Tigers$8,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$51,542,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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