Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1989
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1989
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,357
- AB
- 4,902
- R
- 734
- H
- 1,229
- HR
- 275
- RBI
- 849
- SB
- 48
- AVG
- .251
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | 16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .105 |
| 1991 | TEX | 81 | 268 | 38 | 50 | 15 | 37 | 0 | .187 |
| 1992 | TEX | 152 | 541 | 74 | 124 | 26 | 72 | 10 | .229 |
| 1993 | TEX | 148 | 519 | 88 | 127 | 33 | 96 | 11 | .245 |
| 1994 | TEX | 93 | 342 | 50 | 84 | 19 | 59 | 3 | .246 |
| 1995 | TEX | 36 | 119 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 24 | 1 | .336 |
| 1996 | TEX | 154 | 582 | 98 | 163 | 38 | 107 | 2 | .280 |
| 1997 |  TEX/KC | 143 | 542 | 70 | 139 | 23 | 86 | 2 | .256 |
| 1998 | KC | 152 | 572 | 84 | 159 | 34 | 119 | 8 | .278 |
| 1999 | DET | 150 | 560 | 92 | 147 | 38 | 100 | 3 | .263 |
| 2000 | DET | 145 | 524 | 73 | 134 | 29 | 102 | 4 | .256 |
| 2001 | DET | 57 | 216 | 34 | 48 | 11 | 40 | 4 | .222 |
| 2002 | DET | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | DET | 26 | 86 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .140 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 19
- R
- 3
- H
- 4
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .211
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,513
- TB
- 2,315
- XBH
- 521
- HBP
- 54
- IBB
- 21
- GIDP
- 94
- P/PA
- 0.08
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | 304 | 108 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | TEX | 613 | 227 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 585 | 261 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 371 | 159 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 145 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | TEX | 652 | 307 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | TEX/KC | 592 | 241 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | 639 | 292 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 631 | 290 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET | 604 | 247 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | DET | 246 | 92 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | DET | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | DET | 98 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 10.5
- RC
- 746.2
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .222
- SECA
- .327
- BB/K
- 0.38
- AB/HR
- 17.8
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | .105 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | -1.0 | 29.8 | 3.6 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | TEX | 1.3 | 72.1 | 4.5 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 2.2 | 83.6 | 5.5 | .258 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | -0.2 | 45.9 | 4.6 | .219 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 2.0 | 31.3 | 10.2 | .277 | 0.5 | 1 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | TEX | 2.5 | 103.5 | 6.4 | .247 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | TEX/KC | 1.3 | 74.5 | 4.8 | .188 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | 1.3 | 94.7 | 5.7 | .233 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 1.4 | 95.8 | 6 | .255 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET | 1.0 | 85.1 | 5.6 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2001 | DET | 0.4 | 30.3 | 4.7 | .204 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 2002 | DET | -0.3 | -1.3 | -2.6 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | DET | -1.0 | 2 | 0.7 | .023 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dean Palmer's career stats?
Dean Palmer played 14 seasons for the Rangers, the Royals and the Tigers. He was a career .251 hitter with 1,229 hits, 275 home runs and 849 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .336 batting average, 9 home runs and 24 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1 postseason, 1989 to 2003
Awards
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 1998, 1999
All-time career rank
- 209th in home runs (275)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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