Luis Polonia stats
Left Fielder · #19
Bio
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Debut
- 1987
Bio
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Debut
- 1987
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,379
- AB
- 4,840
- R
- 728
- H
- 1,417
- HR
- 36
- RBI
- 405
- SB
- 321
- AVG
- .293
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ATH | 125 | 435 | 78 | 125 | 4 | 49 | 29 | .287 |
| 1988 | ATH | 84 | 288 | 51 | 84 | 2 | 27 | 24 | .292 |
| 1989 |  ATH/NYY | 125 | 433 | 70 | 130 | 3 | 46 | 22 | .300 |
| 1990 |  NYY/LAA | 120 | 403 | 52 | 135 | 2 | 35 | 21 | .335 |
| 1991 | LAA | 150 | 604 | 92 | 179 | 2 | 50 | 48 | .296 |
| 1992 | LAA | 149 | 577 | 83 | 165 | 0 | 35 | 51 | .286 |
| 1993 | LAA | 152 | 576 | 75 | 156 | 1 | 32 | 55 | .271 |
| 1994 | NYY | 95 | 350 | 62 | 109 | 1 | 36 | 20 | .311 |
| 1995 |  NYY/ATL | 95 | 291 | 43 | 76 | 2 | 17 | 13 | .261 |
| 1996 |  ATL/BAL | 80 | 206 | 28 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .267 |
| 1999 | DET | 87 | 333 | 46 | 108 | 10 | 32 | 17 | .324 |
| 2000 | DET/NYY | 117 | 344 | 48 | 95 | 7 | 30 | 12 | .276 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 33
- AB
- 47
- R
- 4
- H
- 11
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .234
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,296
- TB
- 1,854
- XBH
- 295
- HBP
- 15
- IBB
- 23
- GIDP
- 91
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ATH | 469 | 173 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 313 | 109 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH/NYY | 466 | 168 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY/LAA | 436 | 166 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 662 | 229 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | 635 | 190 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAA | 637 | 188 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | 394 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY/ATL | 326 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATL/BAL | 220 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 355 | 175 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET/NYY | 383 | 140 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.4
- RC
- 645.3
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .090
- SECA
- .203
- BB/K
- 0.68
- AB/HR
- 134.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ATH | 1.8 | 61.7 | 5.2 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 108.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 1.3 | 38.9 | 4.8 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 144 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH/NYY | 2.1 | 55.8 | 4.6 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 144.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY/LAA | 1.0 | 59.3 | 5.4 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 201.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 2.2 | 82 | 4.8 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 302 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | 0.5 | 64.8 | 3.8 | .043 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAA | -2.4 | 66.1 | 3.9 | .056 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 576 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | 1.1 | 55.6 | 5.7 | .103 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 350 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY/ATL | -0.4 | 36.4 | 4.3 | .096 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 145.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATL/BAL | -1.7 | 16.9 | 2.7 | .058 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 103 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 1.0 | 60.9 | 6.8 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET/NYY | -0.1 | 47.4 | 4.8 | .131 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 49.1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Luis Polonia's career stats?
Luis Polonia played 12 seasons for the Athletics, the Angels, the Yankees and the Tigers. He was a career .293 hitter with 1,417 hits, 36 home runs and 405 RBI. His best season was 1990: a .335 batting average, 2 home runs and 35 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2000
Luis Polonia finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships ×3
- 1989 World Series with the Athletics
- 1995 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 146th in stolen bases (321)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1990 (2nd)
- Stolen Bases: 1991 (7th), 1992 (5th), 1993 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Luis Polonia
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