Luis Polonia
1987–2000 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Athletics
1,379G
.293AVG
.342OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
1,417H
36HR
405RBI
321SB
18Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,379 | 5,296 | 4,840 | 728 | 1,417 | 189 | 70 | 36 | 405 | 369 | 543 | 321 | 145 | 15 | 35 | 1,854 | .293 | .342 | .383 | .725 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1987-05-02 to 1987-06-01
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1993-05-24 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1992-06-10 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1988-09-09 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 700 | 2682 | 711 | 22 | 208 | 199 | 269 | .291 | .339 | .388 |
| Away | 679 | 2614 | 706 | 14 | 197 | 170 | 274 | .295 | .335 | .378 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 134 | 531 | 129 | 2 | 48 | 49 | 41 | .276 | .335 | .359 |
| May | 225 | 901 | 244 | 7 | 69 | 59 | 92 | .294 | .336 | .395 |
| June | 260 | 1036 | 275 | 6 | 82 | 69 | 101 | .289 | .332 | .357 |
| July | 272 | 1081 | 300 | 11 | 80 | 62 | 121 | .299 | .335 | .406 |
| August | 240 | 868 | 230 | 4 | 70 | 61 | 86 | .292 | .335 | .385 |
| September | 226 | 799 | 222 | 5 | 53 | 58 | 93 | .302 | .350 | .388 |
| October | 22 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | .250 | .350 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 110 | 469 | 136 | 3 | 46 | 35 | 49 | .320 | .365 | .416 |
| boston-red-sox | 108 | 433 | 106 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 60 | .259 | .296 | .366 |
| seattle-mariners | 103 | 381 | 94 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 48 | .281 | .341 | .379 |
| texas-rangers | 102 | 382 | 78 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 45 | .229 | .298 | .309 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 101 | 388 | 110 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 43 | .310 | .361 | .414 |
| cleveland-guardians | 97 | 396 | 113 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 43 | .305 | .338 | .389 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 96 | 382 | 95 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 32 | .274 | .322 | .352 |
| minnesota-twins | 95 | 367 | 116 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 37 | .338 | .371 | .420 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Athletics | 125 | 435 | 125 | 4 | 49 | 29 | .287 | – | – |
| 1988 | Athletics | 84 | 288 | 84 | 2 | 27 | 24 | .292 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 125 | 433 | 130 | 3 | 46 | 22 | .300 | – | – |
| 1990 | California Angels, New York Yankees | 120 | 403 | 135 | 2 | 35 | 21 | .335 | – | – |
| 1991 |  California Angels | 150 | 604 | 179 | 2 | 50 | 48 | .296 | – | – |
| 1992 | California Angels | 149 | 577 | 165 | – | 35 | 51 | .286 | – | – |
| 1993 | California Angels | 152 | 576 | 156 | 1 | 32 | 55 | .271 | – | – |
| 1994 |  New York Yankees | 95 | 350 | 109 | 1 | 36 | 20 | .311 | – | – |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees | 95 | 291 | 76 | 2 | 17 | 13 | .261 | – | – |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles | 80 | 206 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .267 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Detroit Tigers | 87 | 333 | 108 | 10 | 32 | 17 | .324 | – | – |
| 2000 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 117 | 344 | 95 | 7 | 30 | 12 | .276 | – | – |