Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 19, Pk 530
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2007
- NL Gold Glove
- 2011
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 19, Pk 530
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2007
- NL Gold Glove
- 2011
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,927
- AB
- 7,214
- R
- 1,009
- H
- 2,142
- HR
- 104
- RBI
- 723
- SB
- 81
- AVG
- .297
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 45 | 114 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .254 |
| 1999 | STL | 88 | 220 | 24 | 61 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .277 |
| 2000 | STL | 118 | 323 | 50 | 102 | 5 | 39 | 4 | .316 |
| 2001 | STL | 144 | 564 | 87 | 173 | 3 | 38 | 12 | .307 |
| 2002 |  STL/PHI | 147 | 548 | 75 | 158 | 9 | 49 | 5 | .288 |
| 2003 | PHI | 122 | 492 | 87 | 142 | 14 | 63 | 14 | .289 |
| 2004 | PHI | 126 | 503 | 74 | 150 | 17 | 55 | 7 | .298 |
| 2005 |  PHI/DET | 129 | 501 | 84 | 166 | 9 | 56 | 4 | .331 |
| 2006 | DET | 110 | 461 | 58 | 136 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .295 |
| 2007 | DET | 142 | 587 | 105 | 200 | 9 | 67 | 7 | .341 |
| 2008 | DET | 141 | 580 | 90 | 178 | 8 | 58 | 7 | .307 |
| 2009 | DET | 153 | 618 | 82 | 176 | 10 | 72 | 7 | .285 |
| 2010 | PHI | 132 | 554 | 76 | 165 | 6 | 52 | 5 | .298 |
| 2011 | PHI | 122 | 469 | 46 | 130 | 5 | 50 | 3 | .277 |
| 2012 | PHI | 90 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .257 |
| 2013 | MIA | 118 | 377 | 33 | 98 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .260 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 38
- AB
- 129
- R
- 11
- H
- 32
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 13
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .248
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,887
- TB
- 2,866
- XBH
- 484
- HBP
- 101
- IBB
- 13
- GIDP
- 201
- P/PA
- 2.89
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | 122 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 240 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 350 | 135 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 610 | 216 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002 | STL/PHI | 595 | 221 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | PHI | 554 | 220 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | PHI | 555 | 222 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | PHI/DET | 551 | 224 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | DET | 495 | 168 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | DET | 641 | 269 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | DET | 629 | 242 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | DET | 676 | 245 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | PHI | 602 | 214 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | PHI | 523 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | PHI | 328 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | MIA | 416 | 114 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 38.9
- RC
- 962.8
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .100
- SECA
- .167
- BB/K
- 0.80
- AB/HR
- 69.4
- GO/FO
- 0.90
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | STL | -0.4 | 11.8 | 3.6 | .088 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 114 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | -1.0 | 23.4 | 3.6 | .082 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 220 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 1.9 | 44.7 | 5 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 64.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 4.2 | 70 | 4.4 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 188 | 0 |
| 2002 | STL/PHI | 3.3 | 69.9 | 4.5 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 60.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | PHI | 4.5 | 77.1 | 5.5 | .159 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 35.1 | 0 |
| 2004 | PHI | 1.5 | 74.8 | 5.3 | .143 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 2005 | PHI/DET | 5.8 | 83.5 | 6.3 | .116 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 55.7 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | DET | 1.7 | 50.6 | 3.9 | .069 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 115.3 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | DET | 5.9 | 103.2 | 6.9 | .118 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 65.2 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | DET | 4.2 | 83.8 | 5.3 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 72.5 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | DET | 2.2 | 80.4 | 4.6 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 61.8 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | PHI | 3.1 | 72.7 | 4.8 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 92.3 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | PHI | 1.7 | 54 | 4 | .062 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 93.8 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | PHI | 0.3 | 29.1 | 3.3 | .069 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 151.5 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | MIA | 0.0 | 34.3 | 3.1 | .042 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 377 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Placido Polanco's career stats?
Placido Polanco played 16 seasons for the Cardinals, the Phillies, the Tigers and the Marlins. He was a career .297 hitter with 2,142 hits, 104 home runs and 723 RBI. His best season was 2007: a .341 batting average, 9 home runs and 67 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1998 to 2013
Placido Polanco finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 215th in hits (2,142)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2005 (3rd), 2007 (3rd)
- Hits: 2007 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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