Dean Palmer
1989–2003 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers
1,357G
.251AVG
.324OBP
.472SLG
More career statistics
1,229H
275HR
849RBI
48SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,357 | 5,513 | 4,902 | 734 | 1,229 | 231 | 15 | 275 | 849 | 502 | 1,332 | 48 | 31 | 54 | 51 | 2,315 | .251 | .324 | .472 | .796 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1998-06-15 to 1998-06-28
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1991-09-23 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | 12 total bases | 1996-04-21 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2000-07-08 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 681 | 2713 | 586 | 139 | 421 | 268 | 663 | .246 | .315 | .464 |
| Away | 676 | 2800 | 643 | 136 | 428 | 234 | 669 | .255 | .313 | .480 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 |
| April | 206 | 850 | 197 | 45 | 137 | 81 | 202 | .263 | .327 | .501 |
| May | 252 | 1034 | 223 | 50 | 157 | 94 | 264 | .242 | .307 | .463 |
| June | 233 | 958 | 229 | 45 | 140 | 90 | 210 | .269 | .333 | .494 |
| July | 224 | 929 | 211 | 51 | 160 | 79 | 217 | .253 | .312 | .483 |
| August | 214 | 878 | 188 | 43 | 138 | 72 | 211 | .240 | .296 | .443 |
| September | 213 | 808 | 172 | 39 | 110 | 81 | 213 | .240 | .313 | .457 |
| October | 13 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .136 | .224 | .341 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 116 | 469 | 117 | 24 | 67 | 49 | 102 | .284 | .354 | .522 |
| chicago-white-sox | 107 | 437 | 97 | 17 | 53 | 35 | 90 | .248 | .302 | .419 |
| cleveland-guardians | 101 | 430 | 91 | 24 | 70 | 51 | 114 | .245 | .330 | .505 |
| seattle-mariners | 100 | 417 | 77 | 18 | 62 | 39 | 119 | .208 | .278 | .396 |
| baltimore-orioles | 99 | 397 | 77 | 25 | 66 | 43 | 95 | .224 | .302 | .481 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 98 | 406 | 103 | 20 | 68 | 36 | 110 | .281 | .342 | .516 |
| athletics | 97 | 390 | 86 | 22 | 70 | 48 | 79 | .258 | .344 | .505 |
| kansas-city-royals | 90 | 340 | 60 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 103 | .192 | .250 | .345 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Texas Rangers | 16 | 19 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .105 | – | – |
| 1991 | Texas Rangers | 81 | 268 | 50 | 15 | 37 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1992 | Texas Rangers | 152 | 541 | 124 | 26 | 72 | 10 | .229 | – | – |
| 1993 | Texas Rangers | 148 | 519 | 127 | 33 | 96 | 11 | .245 | – | – |
| 1994 | Texas Rangers | 93 | 342 | 84 | 19 | 59 | 3 | .246 | – | – |
| 1995 | Texas Rangers | 36 | 119 | 40 | 9 | 24 | 1 | .336 | – | – |
| 1996 | Texas Rangers | 154 | 582 | 163 | 38 | 107 | 2 | .280 | – | – |
| 1997 | Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers | 143 | 542 | 139 | 23 | 86 | 2 | .256 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Kansas City Royals | 152 | 572 | 159 | 34 | 119 | 8 | .278 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Detroit Tigers | 150 | 560 | 147 | 38 | 100 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 2000 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 524 | 134 | 29 | 102 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 2001 | Detroit Tigers | 57 | 216 | 48 | 11 | 40 | 4 | .222 | – | – |
| 2002 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 2003 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 86 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .140 | – | – |