Placido Polanco
Placido Enrique Polanco (Polly)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, D.R.
High School: Santa Clara (Santo Domingo, DO)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1998
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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
1998 22 STL NL 45 122 114 10 29 3 2 1 11 2 0 5 9 .254 .292 .342 .634 67 39 1 1 2 0 0 64
1999 23 STL NL 88 240 220 24 61 9 3 1 19 1 3 15 24 .277 .321 .359 .680 72 79 7 0 3 2 1 4/56
2000 24 STL NL 118 350 323 50 102 12 3 5 39 4 4 16 26 .316 .347 .418 .765 91 135 8 1 7 3 0 456/3
2001 25 STL NL 144 610 564 87 173 26 4 3 38 12 3 25 43 .307 .342 .383 .725 88 216 22 6 14 1 0 564/D
2002 26 TOT NL 147 595 548 75 158 32 2 9 49 5 3 26 41 .288 .330 .403 .733 95 221 15 8 13 0 1 *56/4
2002 26 STL NL 94 367 342 47 97 19 1 5 27 3 1 12 27 .284 .316 .389 .705 86 133 12 4 9 0 1 56/4
2002 26 PHI NL 53 228 206 28 61 13 1 4 22 2 2 14 14 .296 .353 .427 .780 110 88 3 4 4 0 0 5
2003 27 PHI NL 122 554 492 87 142 30 3 14 63 14 2 42 38 .289 .352 .447 .799 113 220 16 8 8 4 1 45
2004 28 PHI NL 126 555 503 74 150 21 0 17 55 7 4 27 39 .298 .345 .441 .786 98 222 13 12 7 6 0 *45
2005 29 TOT MLB 129 551 501 84 166 27 2 9 56 4 3 33 25 .331 .383 .447 .830 120 224 12 11 2 4 0 *4/576
2005 29 PHI NL 43 173 158 26 50 7 0 3 20 0 0 12 9 .316 .376 .418 .793 104 66 3 3 0 0 0 4/576
2005 29 DET AL 86 378 343 58 116 20 2 6 36 4 3 21 16 .338 .386 .461 .846 127 158 9 8 2 4 0 4/5
2006 30 DET AL 110 495 461 58 136 18 1 4 52 1 2 17 27 .295 .329 .364 .693 80 168 18 7 8 2 0 4
2007 31 DET AL 142 641 587 105 200 36 3 9 67 7 3 37 30 .341 .388 .458 .846 121 269 9 11 2 4 3 *4/D AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2008 32 DET AL 141 629 580 90 178 34 3 8 58 7 1 35 43 .307 .350 .417 .768 101 242 14 6 4 4 2 *4
2009 33 DET AL 153 675 618 82 176 31 4 10 72 7 2 36 46 .285 .331 .396 .727 88 245 15 9 7 5 2 *4 MVP-25,GG
12 Seasons 1465 6017 5511 826 1671 279 30 90 579 71 30 314 391 .303 .348 .414 .761 98 2280 150 80 77 35 10
162 Game Avg. 162 665 609 91 185 31 3 10 64 8 3 35 43 .303 .348 .414 .761 98 252 17 9 9 4 1
STL (5 yrs) 489 1689 1563 218 462 69 13 15 134 22 11 73 129 .296 .331 .385 .716 84 602 50 12 35 6 2
DET (5 yrs) 632 2818 2589 393 806 139 13 37 285 26 11 146 162 .311 .355 .418 .773 102 1082 65 41 23 19 7
PHI (4 yrs) 344 1510 1359 215 403 71 4 38 160 23 8 95 100 .297 .352 .439 .791 106 596 35 27 19 10 1
NL (8 yrs) 833 3199 2922 433 865 140 17 53 294 45 19 168 229 .296 .341 .410 .751 94 1198 85 39 54 16 3
AL (5 yrs) 632 2818 2589 393 806 139 13 37 285 26 11 146 162 .311 .355 .418 .773 102 1082 65 41 23 19 7

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 22 STL NL 122 88 12 3.7 107 .269 .254 .269 .292 .340 .342 .424 .634 .764 67 .373 -6.2 -0.6 .547 .149 .088 1.3
1999 23 STL NL 240 174 24 3.7 117 .305 .277 .277 .321 .352 .359 .446 .680 .798 72 .339 -10.1 -0.9 .544 .141 .082 1.0
2000 24 STL NL 350 243 45 5.0 118 .329 .316 .275 .347 .353 .418 .450 .765 .804 91 .466 -5.4 -0.5 .652 .152 .102 4.4
2001 25 STL NL 610 431 70 4.3 111 .328 .307 .268 .342 .340 .383 .440 .725 .780 88 .434 -11.1 -1.0 .615 .137 .076 4.8
2002 26 TOT NL 595 421 70 4.4 104 .299 .288 .262 .330 .335 .403 .416 .733 .751 95 .465 -4.4 -0.4 .630 .166 .115 6.4
2002 26 STL NL 367 267 39 3.9 105 .297 .284 .264 .316 .337 .389 .419 .705 .756 86 .407 -7.6 -0.7 .585 .146 .105 3.8
2002 26 PHI NL 228 154 31 5.4 102 .303 .296 .259 .353 .332 .427 .412 .780 .743 110 .553 3.2 0.3 .707 .199 .131 2.7
2003 27 PHI NL 554 380 77 5.4 103 .288 .289 .260 .352 .331 .447 .417 .799 .748 113 .543 10.8 1.0 .766 .268 .159 14.0
2004 28 PHI NL 555 383 75 5.2 115 .294 .298 .275 .345 .348 .441 .446 .786 .794 98 .520 -2.4 -0.2 .714 .203 .143 9.9
2005 29 TOT MLB 551 356 85 6.4 106 .333 .331 .268 .383 .334 .447 .426 .830 .760 120 .620 15.2 1.4 .769 .184 .116 5.5
2005 29 PHI NL 173 111 25 6.0 112 .322 .316 .274 .376 .345 .418 .437 .793 .782 104 .599 1.0 0.1 .730 .177 .101 .0
2005 29 DET AL 378 245 60 6.5 103 .338 .338 .266 .386 .328 .461 .421 .846 .750 127 .629 14.1 1.3 .787 .187 .122 4.8
2006 30 DET AL 495 355 51 3.8 111 .306 .295 .275 .329 .340 .364 .438 .693 .778 80 .362 -14.4 -1.3 .554 .104 .069 1.6
2007 31 DET AL 641 405 106 7.0 109 .346 .341 .273 .388 .341 .458 .427 .846 .769 121 .644 18.6 1.7 .805 .187 .118 7.9
2008 32 DET AL 629 425 84 5.3 108 .319 .307 .272 .350 .340 .417 .426 .768 .767 101 .529 0.3 0.0 .693 .181 .110 7.5
2009 33 DET AL 675 471 80 4.5 110 .293 .285 .271 .331 .340 .396 .435 .727 .775 88 .450 -11.3 -1.1 .643 .178 .112 8.2
12 Seasons 6017 4132 779 5.0 110 .312 .303 .270 .348 .340 .414 .432 .761 .772 98 .502 -20.3 -1.9 .675 .175 .111 79.4
162 Game Avg. 665 457 86 5.0 110 .312 .303 .270 .348 .340 .414 .432 .761 .772 98 .502 -20.3 -1.9 .675 .175 .111 9
STL (5 yrs) 1689 1203 190 4.2 112 .314 .296 .270 .331 .344 .385 .437 .716 .781 84 .418 -40.3 -3.8 .601 .143 .090 17.8
DET (5 yrs) 2818 1901 381 5.3 109 .319 .311 .272 .355 .339 .418 .430 .773 .769 102 .527 7.4 0.7 .691 .169 .107 30.5
PHI (4 yrs) 1510 1028 208 5.4 109 .297 .297 .267 .352 .339 .439 .429 .791 .768 106 .543 12.6 1.2 .734 .223 .142 28.7
NL (8 yrs) 3199 2231 398 4.8 110 .306 .296 .269 .341 .341 .410 .434 .751 .775 94 .478 -27.7 -2.6 .662 .180 .114 48.7
AL (5 yrs) 2818 1901 381 5.3 109 .319 .311 .272 .355 .339 .418 .430 .773 .769 102 .527 7.4 0.7 .691 .169 .107 30.5

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
2000 24 STL NL NLDS ATL W 3 11 10 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 .300 .364 .300 .664 3 0 0 0 0 1
2000 24 STL NL NLCS NYM L 4 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 25 STL NL NLDS ARI L 5 20 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 .294 .267 .561 4 1 0 3 1 0
2006 30 DET AL ALDS NYY W 4 18 17 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 .412 .444 .471 .915 8 2 0 0 0 0
2006 30 DET AL ALCS OAK W 4 19 17 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .529 .579 .588 1.167 10 0 0 0 0 1
2006 30 DET AL WS STL L 5 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .105 .000 .105 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 25 94 81 7 24 2 0 0 8 2 1 8 5 .296 .363 .321 .684 26 3 1 3 1 2
1 ALDS 4 18 17 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 .412 .444 .471 .915 8 2 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 8 31 25 2 7 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 1 .280 .321 .280 .601 7 1 0 3 1 1
1 ALCS 4 19 17 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .529 .579 .588 1.167 10 0 0 0 0 1
1 NLCS 4 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .105 .000 .105 0 0 1 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 DET AL 31 as 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 22 STL NL 122 0.8% 7.4% 4.1% 4.9% 21% 1.80 12.7 114.0 10.4 1.13 1.42 85% 20% 2.4% 13%
1999 23 STL NL 240 0.4% 10.0% 6.3% 5.4% 21% 1.60 9.2 220.0 11.6 0.93 1.27 82% 22% 1.1% 9%
2000 24 STL NL 350 1.4% 7.4% 4.6% 5.7% 20% 1.63 12.4 64.6 8.3 0.95 1.46 84% 30% 3.6% 7%
2001 25 STL NL 610 0.5% 7.1% 4.1% 5.4% 19% 1.72 13.1 188.0 14.8 1.06 1.72 85% 27% 1.3% 8%
2002 26 TOT NL 595 1.5% 6.9% 4.4% 7.2% 27% 1.58 13.4 60.9 11.2 1.02 1.51 84% 23% 4.1% 9%
2002 26 STL NL 367 1.4% 7.4% 3.3% 6.8% 26% 2.25 12.7 68.4 12.7 1.12 1.66 84% 23% 3.8% 8%
2002 26 PHI NL 228 1.8% 6.1% 6.1% 7.9% 30% 1.00 14.7 51.5 9.4 0.87 1.29 82% 25% 4.5% 11%
2003 27 PHI NL 554 2.5% 6.9% 7.6% 8.5% 33% 0.90 12.9 35.1 7.8 1.10 1.35 80% 20% 7.0% 7%
2004 28 PHI NL 555 3.1% 7.0% 4.9% 6.9% 25% 1.44 12.9 29.6 9.1 0.95 1.28 82% 21% 7.7% 8%
2005 29 TOT MLB 551 1.6% 4.5% 6.0% 6.9% 23% 0.76 20.0 55.7 8.9 0.90 1.25 85% 26% 3.8% 6%
2005 29 PHI NL 173 1.7% 5.2% 6.9% 5.8% 20% 0.75 17.6 52.7 7.9 0.94 1.37 84% 28% 4.2% 6%
2005 29 DET AL 378 1.6% 4.2% 5.6% 7.4% 24% 0.76 21.4 57.2 9.5 0.89 1.19 86% 24% 3.6% 6%
2006 30 DET AL 495 0.8% 5.5% 3.4% 4.7% 17% 1.59 17.1 115.3 8.9 1.08 1.31 87% 19% 2.1% 10%
2007 31 DET AL 641 1.4% 4.7% 5.8% 7.5% 24% 0.81 19.6 65.2 8.8 0.83 0.94 86% 24% 3.2% 9%
2008 32 DET AL 629 1.3% 6.8% 5.6% 7.2% 25% 1.23 13.5 72.5 10.0 0.90 1.15 85% 21% 3.2% 12%
2009 33 DET AL 675 1.5% 6.8% 5.3% 6.7% 26% 1.28 13.4 61.8 8.6 0.77 0.96 84% 22% 3.4% 9%
12 Seasons 6017 1.5% 6.5% 5.2% 6.6% 24% 1.25 14.1 61.2 9.5 0.95 1.26 84% 23% 3.8% 9%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 22 STL NL 0 0 27% 51 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 57% 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 3
1999 23 STL NL 3 0 31% 99 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 48% 14 8 6 3 2 1 10 3 6
2000 24 STL NL 5 0 40% 174 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 53% 19 13 6 5 1 4 16 5 11
2001 25 STL NL 13 0 42% 293 12 3 80% 11 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 9 20 49% 36 20 15 9 6 3 18 5 13
2002 26 TOT NL 9 0 36% 286 5 3 63% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 14 42% 35 25 10 12 8 4 24 8 16
2002 26 STL NL 3 0 39% 171 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 13 45% 16 11 5 10 6 4 14 5 9
2002 26 PHI NL 6 0 32% 115 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 39% 19 14 5 2 2 0 10 3 7
2003 27 PHI NL 3 0 41% 241 14 2 88% 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 51% 31 21 9 7 2 5 19 4 15
2004 28 PHI NL 4 0 33% 243 7 4 64% 7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 16 52% 25 13 12 16 8 7 11 2 8
2005 29 TOT MLB 5 0 37% 294 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 35% 41 31 10 11 7 4 25 12 13
2005 29 PHI NL 1 0 37% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 35% 16 11 5 3 3 0 7 3 4
2005 29 DET AL 4 0 37% 218 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 35% 25 20 5 8 4 4 18 9 9
2006 30 DET AL 9 0 35% 201 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 15 35% 40 30 9 9 3 5 14 6 8
2007 31 DET AL 10 0 40% 320 7 3 70% 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 18 44% 42 26 15 15 7 7 32 13 17
2008 32 DET AL 2 0 39% 282 7 1 88% 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 22 43% 44 32 12 11 6 5 21 4 16
2009 33 DET AL 9 1 34% 295 7 2 78% 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 17 37% 37 31 6 9 7 2 30 10 20
12 Seasons 72 1 37% 2779 71 30 70% 60 25 11 4 0 1 13 6 51 170 44% 366 252 110 108 57 48 224 73 146
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 22 STL NL 122 27% 29 9 1 6 1 0 1 1.52 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 14 1 7% 6 4 67% 70 10 14% 5 3 60% 3 0 0% 0
1999 23 STL NL 240 38% 61 9 3 13 4 0 1 1.26 1 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 60% 39 7 18% 24 10 42% 145 19 13% 11 8 73% 18 10 56% 0
2000 24 STL NL 350 26% 102 11 1 14 4 1 4 1.24 5 1 7 1 4 2 3 0 7 7 100% 58 8 14% 30 17 57% 203 37 18% 10 8 80% 19 12 63% 0
2001 25 STL NL 610 25% 173 15 2 7 2 0 1 1.99 3 0 10 3 0 1 2 0 15 14 93% 120 22 18% 81 30 37% 324 38 12% 24 11 46% 43 27 63% 0
2002 26 TOT NL 595 28% 158 20 6 9 3 0 2 1.48 9 0 7 6 3 8 1 0 17 13 76% 118 15 13% 66 31 47% 347 41 12% 25 15 60% 40 25 63% 0
2002 26 STL NL 367 29% 97 12 4 9 3 0 2 1.48 5 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 12 9 75% 73 12 16% 41 22 54% 202 22 11% 16 10 63% 24 15 63% 0
2002 26 PHI NL 228 25% 61 8 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 2 3 1 0 5 4 80% 45 3 7% 25 9 36% 145 19 13% 9 5 56% 16 10 63% 0
2003 27 PHI NL 554 20% 142 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.77 14 0 15 9 5 7 7 0 12 8 67% 108 16 15% 59 25 42% 303 50 17% 24 13 54% 28 13 46% 0
2004 28 PHI NL 555 28% 150 13 1 8 2 0 1 1.95 17 0 15 10 7 10 7 0 9 7 78% 96 13 14% 53 23 43% 315 40 13% 22 14 64% 34 21 62% 0
2005 29 TOT MLB 551 31% 166 11 1 4 1 0 1 3.04 9 0 16 5 4 6 3 0 2 2 100% 84 12 14% 36 12 33% 286 53 19% 24 17 71% 23 10 43% 0
2005 29 PHI NL 173 42% 50 5 0 3 1 0 1 3.35 3 0 11 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 34 3 9% 11 3 27% 117 23 20% 10 8 80% 6 1 17% 0
2005 29 DET AL 378 27% 116 6 1 1 0 0 0 2.12 6 0 5 4 2 4 2 0 2 2 100% 50 9 18% 25 9 36% 169 30 18% 14 9 64% 17 9 53% 0
2006 30 DET AL 495 30% 136 19 0 3 1 0 1 2.44 4 0 8 2 2 2 2 0 9 8 89% 106 18 17% 57 24 42% 269 52 19% 31 20 65% 31 21 68% 0
2007 31 DET AL 641 24% 200 20 1 0 0 0 1 3.97 9 0 8 6 3 7 2 0 6 2 33% 110 9 8% 66 23 35% 350 63 18% 28 19 68% 46 26 57% 0
2008 32 DET AL 629 28% 178 24 3 2 0 0 0 1.78 8 0 9 4 4 2 6 0 8 4 50% 133 14 11% 70 22 31% 374 52 14% 34 19 56% 35 12 34% 0
2009 33 DET AL 676 28% 176 18 2 5 1 0 0 1.49 10 0 12 6 4 5 5 0 9 7 78% 120 15 13% 62 20 32% 361 63 17% 36 21 58% 24 13 54% 0
12 Seasons 6018 27% 1671 181 21 73 19 1 13 1.61 90 1 121 53 37 51 39 0 102 77 75% 1106 150 14% 610 241 40% 3347 518 15% 274 168 61% 344 190 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 22 STL NL 122 343 2.81 230 67% 22% 8% 23% 47% 78% 0% 52% 89% 42% 2% 2 0 6% 7 4 2% 3 2 33% 0 0 0
1999 23 STL NL 240 788 3.28 509 65% 25% 11% 24% 39% 75% 1% 48% 85% 33% 6% 14 0 14% 34 10 7% 17 13 33% 0 0 0
2000 24 STL NL 350 1204 3.44 772 64% 27% 7% 26% 40% 73% 0% 47% 90% 28% 5% 16 2 15% 53 13 9% 30 20 42% 0 0 0
2001 25 STL NL 610 1955 3.20 1273 65% 24% 7% 27% 42% 76% 0% 50% 91% 31% 3% 17 0 12% 74 29 6% 38 22 33% 0 0 0
2002 26 TOT NL 595 1856 3.12 1228 66% 26% 7% 25% 42% 74% 1% 49% 90% 31% 4% 22 0 10% 62 21 6% 36 19 32% 0 0 0
2002 26 STL NL 367 1161 3.16 771 66% 27% 7% 24% 42% 73% 1% 48% 90% 30% 4% 13 0 10% 38 14 7% 25 12 33% 0 0 0
2002 26 PHI NL 228 695 3.05 457 66% 23% 7% 26% 43% 77% 0% 51% 90% 34% 4% 9 0 11% 24 7 5% 11 7 29% 0 0 0
2003 27 PHI NL 554 1899 3.43 1168 62% 31% 5% 24% 40% 69% 1% 42% 93% 21% 7% 37 0 16% 87 22 9% 48 25 42% 0 0 0
2004 28 PHI NL 555 1907 3.44 1242 65% 33% 5% 24% 38% 67% 0% 44% 92% 19% 3% 15 1 13% 70 18 7% 40 18 28% 0 0 0
2005 29 TOT MLB 551 1927 3.50 1216 63% 31% 6% 23% 40% 69% 0% 43% 92% 15% 5% 28 0 15% 83 15 7% 36 24 24% 0 0 0
2005 29 PHI NL 173 618 3.57 395 64% 30% 6% 27% 38% 70% 0% 45% 92% 16% 3% 6 0 13% 23 6 6% 11 7 22% 0 0 0
2005 29 DET AL 378 1309 3.46 821 63% 32% 6% 22% 41% 68% 0% 43% 92% 15% 6% 22 0 16% 60 9 7% 25 17 25% 0 0 0
2006 30 DET AL 495 1627 3.29 1082 67% 31% 5% 23% 41% 69% 0% 46% 93% 21% 3% 17 0 14% 69 16 5% 26 13 33% 0 0 0
2007 31 DET AL 641 2247 3.51 1427 64% 30% 4% 27% 39% 70% 1% 45% 94% 19% 5% 33 0 16% 105 30 8% 49 34 30% 0 0 0
2008 32 DET AL 629 2194 3.49 1373 63% 32% 5% 23% 40% 68% 1% 43% 92% 16% 4% 28 0 16% 99 41 9% 58 37 28% 0 0 0
2009 33 DET AL 676 2352 3.48 1490 63% 31% 5% 24% 39% 69% 1% 43% 92% 17% 4% 29 0 15% 100 40 7% 45 27 33% 0 0 1
12 Seasons 6018 20299 3.37 13010 64% 29% 6% 25% 40% 71% 1% 45% 92% 22% 4% 258 3 14% 843 259 7% 426 254 32% 0 0 1
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 22 45 122 114 10 29 3 2 1 11 2 0 5 9 .254 .292 .342 .634 67 39 1 1 2 0 0
1999 23 133 362 334 34 90 12 5 2 30 3 3 20 33 .269 .311 .353 .664 70 118 8 1 5 2 1
2000 24 251 712 657 84 192 24 8 7 69 7 7 36 59 .292 .329 .385 .714 80 253 16 2 12 5 1
2001 25 395 1322 1221 171 365 50 12 10 107 19 10 61 102 .299 .335 .384 .719 84 469 38 8 26 6 1
2002 26 542 1917 1769 246 523 82 14 19 156 24 13 87 143 .296 .333 .390 .723 87 690 53 16 39 6 2
2003 27 664 2471 2261 333 665 112 17 33 219 38 15 129 181 .294 .337 .402 .740 93 910 69 24 47 10 3
2004 28 790 3026 2764 407 815 133 17 50 274 45 19 156 220 .295 .339 .410 .748 94 1132 82 36 54 16 3
2005 29 919 3577 3265 491 981 160 19 59 330 49 22 189 245 .300 .346 .415 .761 98 1356 94 47 56 20 3
2006 30 1029 4072 3726 549 1117 178 20 63 382 50 24 206 272 .300 .344 .409 .753 95 1524 112 54 64 22 3
2007 31 1171 4713 4313 654 1317 214 23 72 449 57 27 243 302 .305 .350 .416 .765 99 1793 121 65 66 26 6
2008 32 1312 5342 4893 744 1495 248 26 80 507 64 28 278 345 .306 .350 .416 .766 99 2035 135 71 70 30 8
2009 33 1465 6017 5511 826 1671 279 30 90 579 71 30 314 391 .303 .348 .414 .761 98 2280 150 80 77 35 10

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 22 45 120 114 9 29 3 2 1 10 2 5 9 .254 .292 .342 .634 11 45
1999 23 88 228 213 21 54 8 3 1 17 1 13 24 .254 .294 .333 .627 21 88
2000 24 118 330 312 43 91 11 3 4 34 4 14 26 .292 .321 .385 .706 39 118
2001 25 144 585 554 82 163 24 4 3 36 11 24 43 .294 .330 .368 .698 66 144
2002 26 147 584 550 77 160 32 2 9 50 5 26 41 .291 .332 .405 .738 72 147
2003 27 122 552 497 90 147 31 3 14 65 14 43 38 .296 .359 .455 .813 80 122
2004 28 126 538 495 67 142 20 0 16 50 7 26 39 .287 .333 .424 .757 68 126
2005 29 129 550 502 83 167 27 2 9 55 4 33 25 .333 .384 .448 .832 84 129
2006 30 110 477 452 55 127 17 1 4 49 1 16 27 .281 .314 .350 .664 48 110
2007 31 142 635 584 99 197 35 3 9 63 7 36 30 .337 .384 .454 .838 100 142
2008 32 141 620 576 86 174 33 3 8 56 7 34 43 .302 .345 .411 .757 81 141
2009 33 153 664 615 79 173 30 4 10 69 7 35 46 .281 .327 .392 .719 77 153
12 Seasons 1465 5883 5464 791 1624 271 30 88 554 70 305 391 .297 .341 .406 .747 747 1465
162 Game Avg. 162 651 604 87 180 30 3 10 61 8 34 43 .297 .341 .406 .747 83 1465

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2007 (2B)

Awards (yr lg award)
2006 AL ALCS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 AL (17, 1%)
2009 AL (25, 1%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Gold Gloves
2007 AL (2B)
2009 AL (2B)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2007 AL (2B)

Batting Average s c a p y
2007 AL  .341 (3rd)
2008 AL  .307 (9th)
Active  .303 (16th)
Career  .303 (163rd)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  5511 (50th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2007 AL  105 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  200 (5th)
Active  1671 (43rd)

Singles s c a p y
2001 NL  140 (3rd)
2007 AL  152 (3rd)
2008 AL  133 (5th)
2009 AL  131 (9th)
Active  1272 (25th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 NL  12 (8th)
2007 AL  11 (9th)
Active  80 (29th)
Career  80 (137th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2001 NL  14 (8th)
2002 NL  13 (3rd)
2006 AL  8 (10th)
Active  77 (20th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2001 NL  22 (3rd)
Active  150 (39th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2001 NL  13.1 (6th)
2002 NL  13.4 (4th)
2003 NL  12.9 (3rd)
2004 NL  12.9 (7th)
2006 AL  17.1 (1st)**
2007 AL  19.6 (1st)
2008 AL  13.5 (1st)
2009 AL  13.4 (2nd)
Active  14.1 (2nd)

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 14 (1192), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 40 (468), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (423), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Mark Loretta (918)
  2. Carlos Baerga (905)
  3. Johnny Ray (902)
  4. Red Kress (898)
  5. Michael Young (898)
  6. Ron Belliard (888)
  7. Todd Walker (886)
  8. Cecil Travis (881)
  9. Pinky Whitney (880)
  10. Jose Vidro (879)
Similar Batters through 33 
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  1. Julio Franco (926)
  2. Tony Cuccinello (903)
  3. Johnny Ray (902)
  4. Jimmie Dykes (900)
  5. Red Kress (898)
  6. Carlos Baerga (895)
  7. B.J. Surhoff (890)
  8. Bill Madlock (885)
  9. Pinky Whitney (885)
  10. Todd Walker (883)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Brent Gates (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ken Oberkfell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Andy High (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Adam Kennedy (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Adam Kennedy (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Todd Walker (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Todd Walker (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Johnny Ray (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Carlos Baerga (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Julio Franco (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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