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Plácido Polanco

Q: How old is Plácido Polanco?

Plácido Polanco is 48 years old.

Q: When was Plácido Polanco born?

Plácido Polanco was born on October 10, 1975.

Q: Where was Plácido Polanco born?

Plácido Polanco was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.

Q: How tall is Plácido Polanco?

Plácido Polanco is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Plácido Polanco weigh when playing?

Plácido Polanco weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Plácido Polanco play?

Plácido Polanco played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Plácido Polanco in the Hall of Fame?

Plácido Polanco has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Plácido Polanco drafted?

Plácido Polanco was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) .

Q: What position did Plácido Polanco play?

Plácido Polanco was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop.

Q: How many hits did Plácido Polanco have?

Plácido Polanco had 2,142 hits over his career.

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 190lb (175cm, 86kg)

Born: October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL).

High School: Santa Clara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

School: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: July 3, 1998 (Age 22-266d, 17,292nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2013 (Age 37-353d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Adam Katz • Previously: Levinsons

Full Name: Plácido Enrique Polanco

Nicknames: Polly

Pronunciation: \PLAH-see-dough poh-LAHN-coh\

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2x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

7214

2142

104

.297

1009

RBI

723

OBP

.343

SLG

.397

OPS

.740

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1994	18	STL-min	Rk	32	135	127	17	27	4	0	1	10	4	2	7	15	.213	.259	.268	.527		34	2	1	0	0	0		CDS · ARIZ
1995	19	STL-min	A	103	394	361	43	96	7	4	2	41	7	6	18	30	.266	.303	.324	.627		117	8	2	11	2	0		PEO · MIDW
1996	20	STL-min	A+	137	582	540	65	157	29	5	0	51	4	4	24	34	.291	.323	.363	.686		196	31	5	6	7	1		SPT · FLOR
1997	21	STL-min	AA	129	549	508	71	148	16	3	2	51	19	5	29	51	.291	.331	.346	.678		176	11	3	6	3	1		ARK · TL
1998	22	STL-min	AAA	70	270	246	36	69	19	1	1	21	6	3	16	15	.280	.331	.378	.709		93	8	3	4	1	1		MEM · PCL
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/H
1999	23	STL-min	AAA	29	125	120	18	33	4	1	0	10	2	0	3	11	.275	.296	.325	.621		39	7	1	0	1	0		MEM · PCL
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	4H/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	456H/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/HD
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/H4
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/H4
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/H
2004	28	PHI-min	AA,AAA	2	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762		2	0	0	0	0	0		REA,SWB · EL,IL
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/H
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	*4/5H76
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	4/57H6
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/H5
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/H
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/HD	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/H
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/H	MVP-25,GG
2010	34	PHI-min	A+,Rk	2	7	7	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.571	.571	.714	1.286		5	0	0	0	0	0		CLW,CLR · FLOR,GULF
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/H
2011	35	PHI-min	AAA	2	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143		0	0	0	0	0	0		LHV · IL
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/H4D	AS,GG
2012	36	PHI-min	A+	3	12	12	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833		5	0	0	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
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	5H
2013	37	MIA	NL	118	416	377	33	98	13	0	1	23	2	0	23	31	.260	.315	.302	.617	72	114	15	9	3	4	1	*5H
16 Yrs				1927	7887	7214	1009	2142	348	32	104	723	81	30	429	538	.297	.343	.397	.740	95	2866	201	101	86	56	13
162 Game Avg.				162	663	606	85	180	29	3	9	61	7	3	36	45	.297	.343	.397	.740	95	241	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
MIA (1 yr)				118	416	377	33	98	13	0	1	23	2	0	23	31	.260	.315	.302	.617	72	114	15	9	3	4	1

NL (12 yrs)				1295	5068	4625	616	1336	209	19	67	438	55	19	283	376	.289	.335	.386	.721	90	1784	136	60	63	37	6
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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Plácido Polanco?

Plácido Polanco is 48 years old.

When was Plácido Polanco born?

Plácido Polanco was born on October 10, 1975.

Where was Plácido Polanco born?

Plácido Polanco was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.

How tall is Plácido Polanco?

Plácido Polanco is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Plácido Polanco weigh when playing?

Plácido Polanco weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Plácido Polanco play?

Plácido Polanco played 16 seasons.

Is Plácido Polanco in the Hall of Fame?

Plácido Polanco has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Plácido Polanco drafted?

Plácido Polanco was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Miami, FL).

What position did Plácido Polanco play?

Plácido Polanco was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Plácido Polanco have?

Plácido Polanco had 2,142 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Plácido Polanco have?

Plácido Polanco had 104 home runs over his career.

What was Plácido Polanco's average?

Plácido Polanco had a .297 average over his career.

How many teams has Plácido Polanco played for?

Plácido Polanco played for 4 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins.

How many World Series has Plácido Polanco won?

Plácido Polanco has never won a World Series.

When did Plácido Polanco retire?

Plácido Polanco last played in 2013.

What are Plácido Polanco's nicknames?

Polly is a nickname for Plácido Polanco.

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