Placido Polanco was born on Friday, October 10, 1975, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. Polanco was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 3, 1998, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Placido Polanco baseball stats page.
"He's (Placido Palanco) obviously a very surehanded guy. I can't say it any better than what I've said: He's a true baseball player in every sense of the word. Some guys are athletes. Some guys are baseball players. Sometimes you've got a combination of both." - Leyland, Jim. Detroit Tigers Manager. MLB Network Broadcast. 31 July 2007.
Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#117) |
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Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1998 | 23 | Cardinals | 45 | 114 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .292 | .342 |
1999 | 24 | Cardinals | 88 | 220 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .277 | .321 | .359 |
2000 | 25 | Cardinals | 118 | 323 | 50 | 102 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .316 | .347 | .418 |
2001 | 26 | Cardinals | 144 | 564 | 87 | 173 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 22 | .307 | .342 | .383 |
2002 | 27 | Cardinals | 94 | 342 | 47 | 97 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .284 | .316 | .389 |
2002 | 27 | Phillies | 53 | 206 | 28 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .296 | .353 | .427 |
2003 | 28 | Phillies | 122 | 492 | 87 | 142 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .289 | .352 | .447 |
2004 | 29 | Phillies | 126 | 503 | 74 | 150 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | .298 | .345 | .441 |
2005 | 30 | Phillies | 43 | 158 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .316 | .376 | .418 |
2005 | 30 | Tigers | 86 | 343 | 58 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .338 | .386 | .461 |
2006 | 31 | Tigers | 110 | 461 | 58 | 136 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .295 | .329 | .364 |
2007 | 32 | Tigers | 142 | 587 | 105 | 200 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | .341 | .388 | .458 |
2008 | 33 | Tigers | 141 | 580 | 90 | 178 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .307 | .350 | .417 |
2009 | 34 | Tigers | 153 | 618 | 82 | 176 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 36 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .285 | .331 | .396 |
2010 | 35 | Phillies | 132 | 554 | 76 | 165 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 32 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | .298 | .339 | .386 |
2011 | 36 | Phillies | 122 | 469 | 46 | 130 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | .277 | .335 | .339 |
2012 | 37 | Phillies | 90 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .257 | .302 | .327 |
2013 | 38 | Marlins | 118 | 377 | 33 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | .260 | .315 | .302 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 1,927 | 7,214 | 1,009 | 2,142 | 348 | 32 | 104 | 3 | 723 | 429 | 13 | 538 | 86 | 56 | 101 | 195 | .297 | .343 | .397 |
Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1998 Cardinals | 2B | 14 | 8 | 264 | 56 | 4.0 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.63 |
1998 Cardinals | SS | 28 | 21 | 588 | 125 | 4.5 | 119 | 38 | 81 | 6 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 5.46 |
1999 Cardinals | 2B | 65 | 40 | 1,181 | 242 | 3.7 | 237 | 115 | 122 | 5 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.42 |
1999 Cardinals | 3B | 10 | 2 | 101 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.94 |
1999 Cardinals | SS | 9 | 7 | 176 | 29 | 3.2 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 4.14 |
2000 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2000 Cardinals | 2B | 51 | 32 | 1,047 | 189 | 3.7 | 186 | 80 | 106 | 3 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.80 |
2000 Cardinals | 3B | 35 | 19 | 561 | 60 | 1.7 | 60 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.89 |
2000 Cardinals | SS | 29 | 14 | 455 | 85 | 2.9 | 85 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.04 |
2001 Cardinals | 2B | 15 | 10 | 279 | 58 | 3.9 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.61 |
2001 Cardinals | 3B | 104 | 93 | 2,430 | 263 | 2.5 | 259 | 60 | 199 | 4 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.88 |
2001 Cardinals | SS | 42 | 29 | 843 | 160 | 3.8 | 160 | 51 | 109 | 0 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.12 |
2002 Cardinals | 2B | 6 | 5 | 138 | 29 | 4.8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.48 |
2002 Cardinals | 3B | 78 | 63 | 1,761 | 196 | 2.5 | 191 | 52 | 139 | 5 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.93 |
2002 Cardinals | SS | 13 | 9 | 272 | 43 | 3.3 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.27 |
2002 Phillies | 3B | 53 | 52 | 1,439 | 174 | 3.3 | 171 | 38 | 133 | 3 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.21 |
2003 Phillies | 2B | 99 | 99 | 2,621 | 518 | 5.2 | 514 | 213 | 301 | 4 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 5.29 |
2003 Phillies | 3B | 21 | 21 | 537 | 49 | 2.3 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.36 |
2004 Phillies | 2B | 109 | 105 | 2,832 | 571 | 5.2 | 568 | 264 | 304 | 3 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 5.42 |
2004 Phillies | 3B | 13 | 11 | 288 | 41 | 3.2 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.84 |
2005 Phillies | 2B | 29 | 26 | 690 | 131 | 4.5 | 131 | 57 | 74 | 0 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.13 |
2005 Phillies | 3B | 8 | 5 | 144 | 23 | 2.9 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.31 |
2005 Phillies | LF | 5 | 4 | 87 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
2005 Phillies | SS | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
2005 Tigers | 2B | 84 | 83 | 2,148 | 438 | 5.2 | 435 | 187 | 248 | 3 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 5.47 |
2005 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
2006 Tigers | 2B | 108 | 107 | 2,829 | 556 | 5.1 | 550 | 225 | 325 | 6 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.25 |
2007 Tigers | 2B | 141 | 138 | 3,627 | 683 | 4.8 | 683 | 294 | 389 | 0 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.08 |
2008 Tigers | 2B | 141 | 136 | 3,603 | 705 | 5.0 | 697 | 323 | 374 | 8 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.22 |
2009 Tigers | 2B | 151 | 146 | 3,867 | 731 | 4.8 | 729 | 290 | 439 | 2 | 112 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 5.09 |
2010 Phillies | 2B | 12 | 9 | 246 | 52 | 4.3 | 52 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.71 |
2010 Phillies | 3B | 123 | 121 | 3,225 | 351 | 2.9 | 346 | 88 | 258 | 5 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.90 |
2011 Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2011 Phillies | 3B | 118 | 115 | 3,132 | 345 | 2.9 | 337 | 78 | 259 | 8 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.91 |
2012 Phillies | 3B | 80 | 72 | 1,994 | 207 | 2.6 | 204 | 57 | 147 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.76 |
2013 Marlins | 3B | 109 | 92 | 2,550 | 207 | 1.9 | 205 | 52 | 153 | 2 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.17 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 1,026 | 944 | 25,375 | 4,960 | 4.8 | 4,924 | 2,131 | 2,793 | 36 | 717 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 5.24 | |
3B Totals | 753 | 667 | 18,189 | 1,932 | 2.6 | 1,899 | 476 | 1,423 | 33 | 140 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.82 | |
SS Totals | 122 | 81 | 2,358 | 447 | 3.7 | 439 | 149 | 290 | 8 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.03 | |
LF Totals | 5 | 4 | 87 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
16 Years | 1,907 | 1,696 | 46,018 | 7,352 | 3.9 | 7,275 | 2,768 | 4,507 | 77 | 915 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.27 |
Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1998 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | 12.7 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1999 Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 220.0 | 9.2 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
2000 Cardinals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 64.6 | 12.4 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
2001 Cardinals | 12 | 3 | .800 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 188.0 | 13.1 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
2002 Cardinals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 68.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
2002 Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 | 14.7 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
2003 Phillies | 14 | 2 | .875 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 12.9 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
2004 Phillies | 7 | 4 | .636 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29.6 | 12.9 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
2005 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 | 17.6 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
2005 Tigers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.2 | 21.4 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
2006 Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115.3 | 17.1 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
2007 Tigers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65.2 | 19.6 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
2008 Tigers | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 | 13.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
2009 Tigers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.8 | 13.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
2010 Phillies | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 11.8 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
2011 Phillies | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 93.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
2012 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 151.5 | 12.1 | 15.9 | - | - | - |
2013 Marlins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 377.0 | 12.2 | 16.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 81 | 30 | .730 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 69.4 | 13.4 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Placido PolancoPlacido Polanco Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1998 St. Louis Cardinals | 67, 27 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1999 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2000 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | $220,000.00 | - | - |
2001 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
2002 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | " " | - | - |
2003 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $2,875,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $3,950,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | " " | - | - |
2005 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $4,600,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $4,600,000.00 | - | Stats |
2007 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $4,600,000.00 | Stats | - |
2008 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $4,600,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $4,600,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $5,166,666.00 | - | - |
2011 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $5,416,666.00 | Stats | - |
2012 Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | $6,416,666.00 | - | - |
2013 Miami Marlins | 30 | $2,750,000.00 | - | - |
Placido Polanco Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Placido Polanco holds the Major League record for most consecutive errorless games in a season at second base (tied by Darwin Barney in 2012) AND the Major League record for most consecutive errorless games in a career at second base?
Placido Polanco | Photo by Getty Images (2012) | Photoshop by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 2007, Placido Polanco won a Gold Glove playing second base in the American League for the Detroit Tigers. A feat he duplicated in 2009. In 2011, Polly won his third Gold Glove, this time playing third base base in the National League for the Philadelphia Phillies making Placido the only player in baseball history to win a Gold Glove at both second and third base.
Placido Polanco has never had a fifty strikeout season in his career. His AB/K Ratio (at bats per strikeout, listed in the Miscellaneous Stats section under Common Hitting Ratios) is one of the best during his era and Polanco finished amongst the top ten from 2001 through 2001 - including first overall from 2005 through 2008.