Dominican Republic
Plácido Polanco
Second base 1998–2013 2× All-Star
2,142H
104HR
.297AVG
723RBI
.740OPS
Plácido Polanco, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, played 16 seasons (1998–2013) primarily as a second baseman, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals. He collected 2,142 hits and 104 home runs with a .297 batting average, ranking 12th in hits among Dominican-born players. He was selected to 2 All-Star games.
- Born
- October 10, 1975 · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 221 major leaguers from Santo Domingo
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 114 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .254 |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 220 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 24 | .277 |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 323 | 50 | 102 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 26 | .316 |
| 2001 | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 564 | 87 | 173 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 43 | .307 |
| 2002 | St. Louis Cardinals / Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 548 | 75 | 158 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 5 | 26 | 41 | .288 |
| 2003 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 492 | 87 | 142 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 14 | 42 | 38 | .289 |
| 2004 | Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | 503 | 74 | 150 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 55 | 7 | 27 | 39 | .298 |
| 2005 | Philadelphia Phillies / Detroit Tigers | 129 | 501 | 84 | 166 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 4 | 33 | 25 | .331 |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 461 | 58 | 136 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 17 | 27 | .295 |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 587 | 105 | 200 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 7 | 37 | 30 | .341 |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 580 | 90 | 178 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 7 | 35 | 43 | .307 |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 618 | 82 | 176 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 7 | 36 | 46 | .285 |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 554 | 76 | 165 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 32 | 47 | .298 |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 469 | 46 | 130 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 42 | 44 | .277 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 25 | .257 |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins | 118 | 377 | 33 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 31 | .260 |
| Career | 1,927 | 7,214 | 1,009 | 2,142 | 348 | 32 | 104 | 723 | 81 | 429 | 538 | .297 |