Mark Loretta vs Placido Polanco

Mark Loretta and Placido Polanco compared on their MLB careers: Mark Loretta played 15 seasons, 1995 to 2009, Placido Polanco 16 seasons, 1998 to 2013. Mark Loretta has .295 batting average to Placido Polanco's .297.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mark Loretta and Placido Polanco career totals

1,726	GP	1,927
5,812	AB	7,214
768	R	1,009
1,713	H	2,142
76	HR	104
629	RBI	723
47	SB	81
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mark Loretta and Placido Polanco postseason

6	GP	38
18	AB	129
0	R	11
5	H	32
0	HR	0
3	RBI	13
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Mark Loretta and Placido Polanco all-time places
Mark Loretta	All-time rank	Placido Polanco
—	Hits	215th (2,142)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Mark Loretta: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger
Placido Polanco: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×2, AL Silver Slugger, NL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Mark Loretta and Placido Polanco season by season

1st	1995	.260	1	3	1998	.254	1	11
2nd	1996	.279	1	13	1999	.277	1	19
3rd	1997	.287	5	47	2000	.316	5	39
4th	1998	.316	6	54	2001	.307	3	38
5th	1999	.290	5	67	2002	.288	9	49
6th	2000	.281	7	40	2003	.289	14	63
7th	2001	.289	2	29	2004	.298	17	55
8th	2002	.304	4	27	2005	.331	9	56
9th	2003	.314	13	72	2006	.295	4	52
10th	2004	.335	16	76	2007	.341	9	67
11th	2005	.280	3	38	2008	.307	8	58
12th	2006	.285	5	59	2009	.285	10	72
13th	2007	.287	4	41	2010	.298	6	52
14th	2008	.280	4	38	2011	.277	5	50
15th	2009	.232	0	25	2012	.257	2	19
16th	—	—	—	—	2013	.260	1	23

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


6	GP	38
18	AB	129
0	R	11
5	H	32
0	HR	0
3	RBI	13
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6


6	GP	38
18	AB	129
0	R	11
5	H	32
0	HR	0
3	RBI	13
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6


6	GP	38
18	AB	129
0	R	11
5	H	32
0	HR	0
3	RBI	13
0	SB	3
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.3
0.6	OPS	0.6