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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.
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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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 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 .846 122 269 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 74 322 294 33 75 19 2 5 36 3 1 16 25 .255 .306 .384 .690 79 113 9 6 5 1 1 *4
12 Seasons 1386 5664 5187 777 1570 267 28 85 543 67 29 294 370 .303 .347 .414 .761 98 2148 144 77 75 31 9
162 Game Avg. 162 662 606 91 184 31 3 10 63 8 3 34 43 .303 .347 .414 .761 98 251 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) 553 2465 2265 344 705 127 11 32 249 22 10 126 141 .311 .356 .419 .775 103 950 59 38 21 15 6
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) 553 2465 2265 344 705 127 11 32 249 22 10 126 141 .311 .356 .419 .775 103 950 59 38 21 15 6

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
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
2006 30 DET AL WS STL L 5 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .056 .000 .056 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 25 93 81 7 24 2 0 0 8 2 1 8 5 .296 .356 .321 .677 26 1 0 3 1 1
1 ALDS 4 18 17 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 .412 .444 .471 .915 8
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 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 ALCS 4 19 17 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .529 .579 .588 1.167 10
1 WS 5 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .056 .000 .056 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1998 STL NL 22 SS 28 21 196.0 125 38 81 6 18 .952 -2.3 -14.1 -2.3 -0.8 -1.5 0 5.46 4.25 .969 4.52 3.88
1998 STL NL 22 2B 14 8 88.1 56 34 21 1 10 .982 -1.0 -13.6 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 5.60 3.93 .982 5.08 4.38
1999 STL NL 23 2B 66 39 396.2 243 116 122 5 32 .979 -5.4 -16.3 -4.4 -3.0 -1.4 -1 5.40 3.61 .981 5.05 4.19
1999 STL NL 23 3B 9 2 30.2 9 0 8 1 0 .889 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 2.35 0.89 .956 2.67 2.30
1999 STL NL 23 SS 9 7 58.2 29 7 20 2 5 .931 -0.9 -18.4 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 4.14 3.00 .969 4.42 3.80
2000 STL NL 24 2B 51 32 349.0 190 80 107 3 18 .984 3.5 12.0 4.5 2.0 2.5 -1 4.82 3.67 .982 4.96 4.34
2000 STL NL 24 3B 35 19 187.0 59 18 41 0 8 1.000 4.2 27.0 3.2 3.0 0.2 1 2.84 1.69 .947 2.64 2.18
2000 STL NL 24 SS 29 14 151.2 84 31 53 0 11 1.000 2.9 22.9 2.9 0.4 2.5 0 4.98 2.90 .965 4.52 3.88
2000 STL NL 24 1B 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 9.00 3.00 1.000 9.30 7.70
2001 STL NL 25 3B 104 93 810.0 263 60 199 4 16 .985 14.9 22.1 13.9 6.9 7.0 1 2.88 2.49 .948 2.57 2.17
2001 STL NL 25 SS 42 29 281.0 159 50 109 0 16 1.000 4.9 20.9 4.9 0.5 4.4 0 5.09 3.79 .967 4.47 3.93
2001 STL NL 25 2B 15 10 93.0 58 22 36 0 10 1.000 3.4 43.9 3.4 0.4 3.0 0 5.61 3.87 .983 4.86 4.19
2001 STL NL 25 DH 1
2002 TOT NL 26 3B 131 115 1066.2 369 90 271 8 33 .978 15.0 16.9 13.0 4.2 8.8 2 3.05 2.76 .956 2.71 2.29
2002 STL NL 26 3B 78 63 587.0 196 52 139 5 18 .974 6.5 13.3 5.5 1.7 3.8 1 2.93 2.45 .956 2.71 2.29
2002 STL NL 26 SS 13 9 90.2 43 19 24 0 7 1.000 -1.5 -19.9 -1.5 -0.5 -1.0 0 4.27 3.31 .970 4.53 4.00
2002 STL NL 26 2B 6 5 46.0 29 11 17 1 7 .966 0.5 13.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 1 5.48 4.67 .983 4.97 4.28
2002 PHI NL 26 3B 53 52 479.2 173 38 132 3 15 .983 8.5 21.3 7.5 2.5 5.0 1 3.19 3.21 .956 2.71 2.29
2003 PHI NL 27 2B 99 99 873.2 517 212 301 4 69 .992 14.0 19.2 12.0 7.3 4.7 2 5.28 5.18 .983 5.12 4.39
2003 PHI NL 27 3B 21 21 179.0 49 10 37 2 5 .959 -3.4 -22.8 -3.4 -2.3 -1.1 0 2.36 2.24 .955 2.74 2.36
2004 PHI NL 28 2B 109 105 944.0 571 264 304 3 76 .995 3.5 4.4 1.5 0.2 1.3 2 5.42 5.21 .982 5.01 4.31
2004 PHI NL 28 3B 13 11 96.0 41 15 26 0 4 1.000 4.1 51.2 4.1 1.3 2.8 0 3.84 3.15 .954 2.76 2.35
2005 TOT 29 2B 113 109 945.2 569 244 322 3 95 .995 5.3 6.7 3.3 0.6 2.7 2 5.39 5.01 .982 4.97 4.43
2005 TOT 29 3B 9 6 57.1 27 7 20 0 2 1.000 2.9 60.7 2.9 0.9 2.0 0 4.24 3.00 .956 2.78 2.40
2005 PHI NL 29 2B 29 26 229.2 131 57 74 0 26 1.000 5.8 30.3 4.8 2.1 2.7 1 5.13 4.52 .981 4.98 4.30
2005 PHI NL 29 3B 8 5 48.1 23 6 17 0 2 1.000 3.1 77.0 3.1 0.9 2.2 0 4.28 2.88 .957 2.77 2.39
2005 PHI NL 29 LF 5 4 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 33.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.10 2.00 .980 1.96 1.52
2005 PHI NL 29 OF 5 4 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 33.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.10 2.00 .980 2.20 1.86
2005 PHI NL 29 SS 1 1 8.0 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 5.62 5.00 .980 4.50 4.00
2005 DET AL 29 2B 84 83 716.0 438 187 248 3 69 .993 -0.5 -0.8 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 1 5.47 5.18 .983 4.96 4.48
2005 DET AL 29 3B 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 4.00 4.00 .950 2.80 2.50
2006 DET AL 30 2B 108 107 943.0 555 224 325 6 81 .989 18.6 23.7 17.6 5.5 12.1 1 5.24 5.08 .986 4.92 4.47
2007 DET AL 31 2B 141 138 1209.0 683 294 389 0 101 1.000 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 -1.5 0 5.08 4.84 .985 4.98 4.54 AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2007 DET AL 31 DH 1 AS,MVP-17,GG,SS
2008 DET AL 32 2B 141 136 1201.1 705 323 374 8 100 .989 10.1 10.1 10.1 3.3 6.8 0 5.22 4.94 .987 5.01 4.51
2009 DET AL 33 2B 72 70 619.2 354 143 210 1 55 .997 5.13 4.90 .984 4.78 4.40
12 Seasons 2B 935 858 7709.1 4530 1967 2528 35 654 .992 52.8 8.2 46.8 17.9 28.9 6 5.25 4.81 .984 4.98 4.42
7 Seasons 3B 322 267 2426.2 817 200 602 15 68 .982 37.6 18.6 33.6 13.7 19.9 4 2.97 2.49 .953 2.66 2.25
6 Seasons SS 122 81 786.0 445 148 289 8 58 .982 2.8 4.3 2.8 -1.7 4.5 0 5.00 3.58 .968 4.50 3.90
1 Season LF 5 4 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 33.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.10 2.00 .980 1.96 1.52
1 Season OF 5 4 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 33.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.10 2.00 .980 2.20 1.86
2 Seasons DH 2
1 Season 1B 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 9.00 3.00 1.000 9.30 7.70
12 Seasons TOT 1385 1210 10954.0 5805 2327 3420 58 780 .990 93.8 10.3 83.8 30.5 53.3 0 10 4.72 4.15 .968 4.43 3.86
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
2007 (2B)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2006-AL-ALCS MVP

Gold Gloves
2007-AL-2B

Silver Sluggers
2007-AL-2B

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2007-AL-17-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2007 AL--.341--3rd
2008 AL--.307--9th
Active--.303--15th
Career--.303--173rd

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

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL--200--5th
Active--1570--46th

Singles s c a p y
2001 NL--140--3rd
2007 AL--152--3rd
2008 AL--133--5th
Active--1190--27th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 NL--12--8th
2007 AL--11--9th
2009 AL--6--9th
Active--77--30th
Career--77--150th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2001 NL--14--8th
2002 NL--13--3rd
2006 AL--8--10th
Active--75--19th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2001 NL--22--3rd
Active--144--41st

AB per SO s c a p y
2001 NL--13.116--6th
2002 NL--13.366--4th
2003 NL--12.947--3rd
2004 NL--12.897--7th
2006 AL--17.074--1st**
2007 AL--19.567--1st
2008 AL--13.488--1st
2009 AL--11.760--6th
Active--14.019--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 (1202), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 37 (488), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994.

July 29, 2002: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bud Smith and Mike Timlin to the Philadelphia Phillies for Doug Nickle, Scott Rolen and cash.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 8, 2005: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for Ramon Martinez and Ugueth Urbina.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998St. Louis Cardinals$170,000
2000St. Louis Cardinals$220,000
2001St. Louis Cardinals$320,000
2002St. Louis Cardinals$1,750,000
2003Philadelphia Phillies$2,875,000
2004Philadelphia Phillies$3,950,000
2005Philadelphia Phillies$4,600,000
2006Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
2007Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
2008Detroit Tigers$4,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$27,685,000
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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