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Plácido Polanco

Placido Enrique Polanco (Polly)

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, 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
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Tigers/Cardinals 1998-2012
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 14.064, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Adam Katz, previously: Levinsons [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #302. Jason Giambi… #303. Andy Van Slyke… #304. Wally Berger… #305. PLACIDO POLANCO… #306. Adrian Gonzalez… #307. Carl Crawford… #308. Joe Judge… 

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 92 135 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 .846 128 158 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 .768 102 242 14 6 4 4 2 *4
2009 33 DET AL 153 676 618 82 176 31 4 10 72 7 2 36 46 .285 .331 .396 .727 90 245 15 9 7 5 2 *4 MVP-25,GG
2010 34 PHI NL 132 602 554 76 165 27 2 6 52 5 0 32 47 .298 .339 .386 .726 94 214 14 7 1 8 1 *54
2011 35 PHI NL 122 523 469 46 130 14 0 5 50 3 0 42 44 .277 .335 .339 .674 86 159 15 3 1 8 0 *5/4D AS,GG
2012 36 PHI NL 90 328 303 28 78 15 0 2 19 0 0 18 25 .257 .302 .327 .629 70 99 7 2 4 1 1 5
15 Yrs 1809 7471 6837 976 2044 335 32 103 700 79 30 406 507 .299 .344 .403 .747 96 2752 186 92 83 52 12
162 Game Avg. 162 669 612 87 183 30 3 9 63 7 3 36 45 .299 .344 .403 .747 96 246 17 8 7 5 1
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
PHI (7 yrs) 688 2963 2685 365 776 127 6 51 281 31 8 187 216 .289 .341 .398 .739 96 1068 71 39 25 27 3
DET (5 yrs) 632 2819 2589 393 806 139 13 37 285 26 11 146 162 .311 .355 .418 .773 103 1082 65 41 23 19 7
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
NL (11 yrs) 1177 4652 4248 583 1238 196 19 66 415 53 19 260 345 .291 .337 .393 .730 92 1670 121 51 60 33 5
AL (5 yrs) 632 2819 2589 393 806 139 13 37 285 26 11 146 162 .311 .355 .418 .773 103 1082 65 41 23 19 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1998 22 STL NL 45 122 -6 0 0 -3 2 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .484 .496 0.0 -0.2 -0 $170,000 64
1999 23 STL NL 88 240 -9 -1 -1 -6 2 -16 -1.6 6 -10 -1.0 .482 .490 -0.3 -0.5 -3 $ 4/56
2000 24 STL NL 118 350 -2 -2 1 10 3 10 0.9 9 20 1.9 .508 .506 0.9 1.3 9 $220,000 456/3
2001 25 STL NL 144 610 -2 3 -1 23 4 26 2.6 17 43 4.2 .518 .516 1.9 2.7 20 $320,000 564/D
2002 26 STL NL 94 367 -6 1 -1 6 2 1 0.1 10 11 1.1 .501 .501 0.5 0.8 6 $1,750,000 56/4
2002 26 PHI NL 53 228 7 -2 1 8 1 15 1.6 6 21 2.2 .530 .510 1.3 1.0 13 $ 5
2003 27 PHI NL 122 554 10 3 0 15 2 30 3.0 15 45 4.5 .525 .519 3.0 1.8 30 $2,875,000 45
2004 28 PHI NL 126 555 -0 0 1 -2 2 1 0.1 15 16 1.5 .501 .500 1.7 0.0 18 $3,950,000 *45
2005 29 PHI NL 43 173 2 1 0 9 0 12 1.3 5 17 1.7 .530 .508 0.8 1.0 8 $4,600,000 4/576
2005 29 DET AL 86 378 16 0 -1 12 2 29 3.0 13 42 4.1 .534 .518 2.9 1.4 30 $ 4/5
2006 30 DET AL 110 495 -9 -0 -1 9 2 1 0.2 17 18 1.7 .501 .501 0.9 1.2 9 $4,600,000 4
2007 31 DET AL 142 641 23 -0 1 12 3 39 4.0 22 60 5.9 .527 .523 4.7 1.6 48 $4,600,000 *4/D AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2008 32 DET AL 141 629 -1 3 1 13 3 20 2.3 21 41 4.2 .514 .512 2.8 1.8 28 $4,600,000 *4
2009 33 DET AL 153 676 -6 -0 -2 5 3 -1 0.1 23 22 2.2 .500 .500 1.7 0.9 17 $4,600,000 *4 MVP-25,GG
2010 34 PHI NL 132 602 -1 2 -0 11 2 14 1.5 16 31 3.1 .511 .509 1.9 1.4 20 $5,166,666 *54
2011 35 PHI NL 122 523 -8 0 -1 9 2 2 0.3 14 17 1.7 .502 .502 0.7 1.2 8 $5,416,666 *5/4D AS,GG
2012 36 PHI NL 90 328 -9 -1 1 2 1 -6 -0.6 9 3 0.3 .492 .496 0.0 0.4 1 $6,250,000 5
15 Seasons 1809 7471 -3 8 -2 133 34 171 18.0 223 394 38.9 .510 .506 25.4 17.7 261 $49,118,332
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PHI (7 yrs) 688 2963 1 4 1 52 10 68 7.1 82 150 15.0 .510 .506 9.4 6.8 97 $28,258,332
DET (5 yrs) 632 2819 23 3 -1 51 12 88 9.6 95 183 18.1 .514 .511 13.0 6.8 132 $18,400,000
STL (5 yrs) 489 1689 -26 2 -2 29 12 15 1.3 46 61 5.8 .503 .502 3.0 4.1 31 $2,460,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2010 34 PHI NL NLDS CIN W 2 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 1 0 0 0 0
2010 34 PHI NL NLCS SFG L 6 25 20 3 5 2 0 0 5 1 0 3 1 .250 .360 .350 .710 7 1 1 0 1 0
2011 35 PHI NL NLDS STL L 5 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105 .105 .105 .211 2 1 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (9 Series) 38 147 129 11 32 4 0 0 13 3 1 11 9 .248 .313 .279 .592 36 6 2 3 2 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
4 NLDS 15 59 53 3 10 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 .189 .214 .189 .403 10 3 0 3 1 1
2 NLCS 10 32 25 3 6 2 0 0 5 1 0 5 2 .240 .375 .320 .695 8 1 1 0 1 0
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 WS 5 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .105 .000 .105 0 0 1 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 STL NL 22 SS 28 21 15 196.0 125 38 81 6 18 .952 -2 -14 5.46 4.25 .968 4.52 4.50
1998 STL NL 22 2B 14 8 7 88.1 56 34 21 1 10 .982 -1 -14 5.60 3.93 .982 5.08 5.06
1999 STL NL 23 2B 66 39 31 396.2 243 116 122 5 32 .979 -5 -16 5.40 3.61 .981 5.05 5.01
1999 STL NL 23 3B 9 2 2 30.2 9 0 8 1 0 .889 -0 -4 2.35 0.89 .953 2.70 2.66
1999 STL NL 23 SS 9 7 1 58.2 29 7 20 2 5 .931 -1 -18 4.14 3.00 .967 4.42 4.39
2000 STL NL 24 2B 51 32 29 349.0 190 80 107 3 18 .984 4 12 4.82 3.67 .982 4.96 4.91
2000 STL NL 24 3B 35 19 14 187.0 59 18 41 0 8 1.000 4 27 2.84 1.69 .950 2.63 2.61
2000 STL NL 24 SS 29 14 11 151.2 84 31 53 0 11 1.000 3 23 4.98 2.90 .967 4.51 4.47
2000 STL NL 24 1B 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -80 9.00 3.00 .993 9.30 9.20
2001 STL NL 25 3B 103 93 77 810.0 263 60 199 4 16 .985 15 22 2.88 2.51 .950 2.57 2.54
2001 STL NL 25 SS 42 29 25 281.0 160 51 109 0 16 1.000 5 21 5.12 3.81 .968 4.47 4.42
2001 STL NL 25 2B 15 10 5 93.0 58 22 36 0 10 1.000 3 44 5.61 3.87 .983 4.85 4.80
2001 STL NL 25 DH 1 1
2002 TOT NL 26 3B 131 115 109 1066.2 370 90 272 8 33 .978 15 17 3.05 2.76 .957 2.71 2.69
2002 STL NL 26 3B 78 63 58 587.0 196 52 139 5 18 .974 6 13 2.93 2.45 .957 2.71 2.69
2002 STL NL 26 SS 13 9 8 90.2 43 19 24 0 7 1.000 -2 -20 4.27 3.31 .970 4.53 4.49
2002 STL NL 26 2B 6 5 3 46.0 29 11 17 1 7 .966 0 13 5.48 4.67 .981 4.97 4.92
2002 PHI NL 26 3B 53 52 51 479.2 174 38 133 3 15 .983 8 21 3.21 3.23 .957 2.71 2.69
2003 PHI NL 27 2B 99 99 92 873.2 518 213 301 4 69 .992 14 15 19 21 5.29 5.19 .983 5.12 5.07
2003 PHI NL 27 3B 21 21 20 179.0 49 10 37 2 5 .959 -3 0 -23 0 2.36 2.24 .955 2.74 2.72
2004 PHI NL 28 2B 109 105 99 944.0 571 264 304 3 76 .995 4 -5 4 -6 5.42 5.21 .982 5.00 4.97
2004 PHI NL 28 3B 13 11 9 96.0 41 15 26 0 4 1.000 4 3 51 38 3.84 3.15 .956 2.76 2.75
2005 TOT MLB 29 2B 113 109 100 945.2 569 244 322 3 95 .995 5 16 7 20 5.39 5.01 .983 4.97 4.91
2005 TOT MLB 29 3B 9 6 4 57.1 27 7 20 0 2 1.000 3 4 61 84 4.24 3.00 .958 2.78 2.73
2005 PHI NL 29 2B 29 26 26 229.2 131 57 74 0 26 1.000 6 5 30 26 5.13 4.52 .981 4.98 4.92
2005 PHI NL 29 3B 8 5 3 48.1 23 6 17 0 2 1.000 3 3 77 75 4.28 2.88 .958 2.77 2.74
2005 PHI NL 29 LF 5 4 1 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 33 41 3.10 2.00 .984 1.96 1.92
2005 PHI NL 29 OF 5 4 1 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 33 41 3.10 2.00 .984 2.20 2.16
2005 PHI NL 29 SS 1 1 0 8.0 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 -0 0 -45 0 5.62 5.00 .976 4.50 4.40
2005 DET AL 29 2B 84 83 74 716.0 438 187 248 3 69 .993 -0 11 -1 18 5.47 5.18 .983 4.96 4.90
2005 DET AL 29 3B 1 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -0 1 -27 133 4.00 4.00 .958 2.80 2.70
2006 DET AL 30 2B 108 107 100 943.0 555 224 325 6 81 .989 19 9 24 11 5.24 5.08 .986 4.92 4.85
2007 DET AL 31 2B 141 138 127 1209.0 683 294 389 0 101 1.000 0 12 0 12 5.08 4.84 .985 4.98 4.92 AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2007 DET AL 31 DH 1 1 AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2008 DET AL 32 2B 141 136 127 1201.1 705 323 374 8 100 .989 10 13 10 13 5.22 4.94 .987 5.01 4.96
2009 DET AL 33 2B 151 146 133 1289.1 731 290 439 2 112 .997 11 5 10 5 5.09 4.83 .986 4.76 4.70 MVP-25,GG
2010 PHI NL 34 3B 123 121 112 1075.1 351 88 258 5 32 .986 -0 7 -1 8 2.90 2.81 .951 2.54 2.52
2010 PHI NL 34 2B 12 9 6 82.0 52 15 37 0 7 1.000 3 4 38 59 5.71 4.33 .984 4.79 4.73
2011 PHI NL 35 3B 118 115 109 1044.2 345 78 259 8 15 .977 13 9 15 10 2.90 2.86 .954 2.53 2.53 AS,GG
2011 PHI NL 35 2B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 .980 4.50 4.80 AS,GG
2011 PHI NL 35 DH 1 1 AS,GG
2012 PHI NL 36 3B 80 72 71 664.2 207 57 148 2 10 .990 5 2 9 4 2.78 2.56 .952 2.45 2.42
14 Seasons 2B 1027 943 859 8462.0 4961 2131 2794 36 718 .993 66 69 9 11 5.24 4.80 .984 4.96 4.91
10 Seasons 3B 642 575 527 5211.1 1721 423 1268 30 125 .983 55 25 13 9 2.92 2.63 .953 2.58 2.57
6 Seasons SS 122 81 60 786.0 446 149 289 8 58 .982 3 0 4 0 5.02 3.59 .968 4.49 4.45
1 Season OF 5 4 1 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 33 41 3.10 2.00 .984 2.20 2.16
1 Season LF 5 4 1 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 33 41 3.10 2.00 .984 1.96 1.92
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -80 9.00 3.00 .993 9.30 9.20
15 Seasons TOT 1797 1603 1447 14491.1 7141 2715 4352 74 901 .990 125 96 10 10 4.39 3.93 .976 4.07 4.04
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2007 (2B)
2011

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 (1402nd)

Gold Gloves
2007 AL (2B)
2009 AL (2B)
2011 NL (3B)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2007 AL (2B)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2007 AL  5.9 (10th)
Active  38.9 (36th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2007 AL  5.9 (7th)
Active  38.9 (26th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
Active  25.4 (49th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2000 NL  1.3 (7th)
2001 NL  2.7 (2nd)
2002 NL  1.7 (7th)
2003 NL  1.8 (6th)
2008 AL  1.8 (8th)
Active  17.7 (6th)
Career  17.7 (67th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2007 AL  .341 (3rd)
2008 AL  .307 (9th)
Active  .299 (21st)
Career  .299 (222nd)

Games Played s c a p y
Active  1,809 (29th)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  6,837 (28th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active  7,471 (31st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2007 AL  105 (10th)
Active  976 (32nd)

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  200 (5th)
Active  2,044 (22nd)
Career  2,044 (249th)

Total Bases s c a p y
Active  2,752 (35th)

Doubles s c a p y
Active  335 (36th)

Triples s c a p y
Active  32 (50th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
Active  700 (50th)

Singles s c a p y
2001 NL  140 (3rd)
2007 AL  152 (3rd)
2008 AL  133 (5th)
2009 AL  131 (9th)
2010 NL  130 (2nd)
Active  1,574 (11th)
Career  1,574 (163rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
Active  936 (37th)

Times On Base s c a p y
Active  2,542 (32nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 NL  12 (8th)
2007 AL  11 (9th)
Active  92 (21st)
Career  92 (97th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2001 NL  14 (8th)
2002 NL  13 (3rd)
2006 AL  8 (10th)
Active  83 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2010 NL  8 (6th)
2011 NL  8 (3rd)
Active  52 (34th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2001 NL  22 (3rd)
Active  186 (16th)
Career  186 (129th)

SB % s c a p y
2003 NL  87.50 (3rd)

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)
2010 NL  11.8 (2nd)
2011 NL  10.7 (3rd)
Active  13.5 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  5,144 (27th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2007 AL  2.9 (8th)

Assists† s c a p y
2009 AL  439 (3rd)
Active  4,352 (7th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2001 NL  23 (2nd)
2002 NL  14 (4th)
2006 AL  19 (4th)
Active  125 (4th)
Career  125 (30th)

Def. Games as 2B s c a p y
2008 AL  141 (5th)
2009 AL  151 (5th)
Active  1,027 (9th)

Putouts as 2B s c a p y
2007 AL  294 (3rd)
2008 AL  323 (1st)
2009 AL  290 (3rd)
Active  2,131 (7th)

Assists as 2B s c a p y
2009 AL  439 (3rd)
Active  2,794 (10th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
Active  36 (22nd)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
2011 NL  118 (3rd)
Active  642 (15th)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
2002 NL  90 (5th)
2010 NL  88 (4th)
2011 NL  78 (2nd)
Active  423 (13th)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
2010 NL  258 (5th)
2011 NL  259 (1st)
Active  1,268 (10th)

Total Zone Runs as 2B s c a p y
2003 NL  14 (3rd)
2005 NL  6 (5th)
2006 AL  19 (1st)
2008 AL  10 (2nd)
2009 AL  11 (2nd)
Active  66 (3rd)
Career  66 (10th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B† s c a p y
2003 NL  5.29 (4th)
2004 NL  5.42 (3rd)
2005 AL  5.47 (2nd)
2006 AL  5.24 (3rd)
2008 AL  5.22 (4th)
2009 AL  5.09 (2nd)
Active  5.24 (2nd)
Career  5.24 (42nd)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
2003 NL  5.19 (2nd)
2004 NL  5.21 (1st)
2005 AL  5.18 (2nd)
2006 AL  5.08 (3rd)
2007 AL  4.84 (5th)
2008 AL  4.94 (5th)
2009 AL  4.83 (3rd)
Active  4.80 (6th)

Fielding % as 2B s c a p y
2003 NL  .992 (1st)
2004 NL  .995 (1st)
2005 AL  .993 (1st)
2006 AL  .989 (5th)
2007 AL  1.000 (1st)
2009 AL  .997 (1st)
Active  .993 (1st)
Career  .993 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
2001 NL  15 (2nd)
2002 NL  15 (2nd)
2011 NL  13 (2nd)
Active  55 (5th)
Career  55 (25th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
2001 NL  2.88 (3rd)
2002 NL  3.05 (2nd)
2010 NL  2.90 (1st)
2011 NL  2.90 (1st)
Active  2.92 (2nd)
Career  2.92 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
2002 NL  2.76 (4th)
2010 NL  2.81 (1st)
2011 NL  2.86 (1st)
Active  2.63 (7th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
2001 NL  .985 (1st)
2002 NL  .978 (2nd)
2010 NL  .986 (1st)
2011 NL  .977 (1st)
Active  .983 (1st)
Career  .983 (1st)

             
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.
† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 14 (1225), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 42 (467), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (524), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Second Base (37th), 38.9 career WAR/28.2 7yr-peak WAR/33.5 JAWS
Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 66.0 career WAR/42.8 7yr-peak WAR/54.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Harvey Kuenn (922)
  2. Mark Grudzielanek (919)
  3. Al Dark (905)
  4. Mark Loretta (893)
  5. George Kell (882) *
  6. Chuck Knoblauch (882)
  7. Larry Doyle (879)
  8. Tony Cuccinello (879)
  9. Carney Lansford (876)
  10. Marty McManus (874)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 36 
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  1. Julio Franco (905)
  2. Al Dark (894)
  3. Jimmy Dykes (885)
  4. Mark Loretta (880)
  5. Tony Fernandez (873)
  6. Red Schoendienst (870) *
  7. Lave Cross (869)
  8. Bill Madlock (869)
  9. Mark Grudzielanek (867)
  10. Del Pratt (864)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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 (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Omar Infante (936)  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
  11. Julio Franco (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Julio Franco (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Julio Franco (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199822St. Louis Cardinals$170,00011/23/98 USA Today
200024St. Louis Cardinals$220,0004/5/00 AP
200125St. Louis Cardinals$320,0004/6/01 USA Today
200226St. Louis Cardinals$1,750,0004/3/02 AP
200327Philadelphia Phillies$2,875,0004/3/03 AP
200428Philadelphia Phillies$3,950,0004/7/04 AP
200529Philadelphia Phillies$4,600,000
200630Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
200731Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
200832Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
200933Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
201034Philadelphia Phillies$5,166,666
201135Philadelphia Phillies$5,416,666
201236Philadelphia Phillies$6,250,000contracts
2013 StatusSigned thru 2012, Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$49,118,332
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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