Placido Polanco
1998–2013 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,927G
.297AVG
.343OBP
.397SLG
More career statistics
2,142H
104HR
723RBI
81SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,927 | 7,887 | 7,214 | 1,009 | 2,142 | 348 | 32 | 104 | 723 | 429 | 538 | 81 | 30 | 101 | 56 | 2,866 | .297 | .343 | .397 | .740 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 2001-07-21 to 2001-08-11
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2010-06-25 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 2009-07-03 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2004-09-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 986 | 3950 | 1107 | 62 | 389 | 230 | 233 | .307 | .338 | .416 |
| Away | 941 | 3937 | 1035 | 42 | 334 | 199 | 305 | .287 | .313 | .378 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| April | 306 | 1262 | 341 | 12 | 117 | 87 | 88 | .299 | .339 | .385 |
| May | 337 | 1369 | 344 | 12 | 97 | 62 | 114 | .272 | .297 | .363 |
| June | 336 | 1396 | 391 | 22 | 143 | 75 | 94 | .307 | .334 | .409 |
| July | 287 | 1181 | 329 | 16 | 110 | 62 | 68 | .305 | .331 | .412 |
| August | 331 | 1346 | 368 | 21 | 123 | 68 | 93 | .297 | .324 | .406 |
| September | 310 | 1242 | 348 | 20 | 127 | 73 | 73 | .308 | .339 | .419 |
| October | 18 | 79 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .276 | .278 | .329 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 118 | 502 | 128 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 39 | .279 | .315 | .367 |
| atlanta-braves | 103 | 396 | 115 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 32 | .314 | .338 | .404 |
| florida-marlins | 101 | 418 | 107 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 24 | .285 | .323 | .415 |
| kansas-city-royals | 94 | 422 | 127 | 8 | 46 | 12 | 20 | .315 | .329 | .427 |
| cincinnati-reds | 92 | 340 | 94 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 20 | .301 | .312 | .417 |
| minnesota-twins | 88 | 401 | 120 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 26 | .320 | .334 | .400 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 84 | 308 | 84 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 16 | .296 | .315 | .437 |
| chicago-cubs | 83 | 301 | 77 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 16 | .284 | .326 | .387 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 114 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 220 | 61 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .277 | – | – |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 323 | 102 | 5 | 39 | 4 | .316 | – | – |
| 2001 | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 564 | 173 | 3 | 38 | 12 | .307 | – | – |
| 2002 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 548 | 158 | 9 | 49 | 5 | .288 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 492 | 142 | 14 | 63 | 14 | .289 | – | – |
| 2004 | Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | 503 | 150 | 17 | 55 | 7 | .298 | – | – |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 501 | 166 | 9 | 56 | 4 | .331 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Detroit Tigers | 110 | 461 | 136 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 587 | 200 | 9 | 67 | 7 | .341 | – | – |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 580 | 178 | 8 | 58 | 7 | .307 | – | – |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 618 | 176 | 10 | 72 | 7 | .285 | – | – |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 554 | 165 | 6 | 52 | 5 | .298 | – | – |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 469 | 130 | 5 | 50 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 303 | 78 | 2 | 19 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Miami Marlins | 118 | 377 | 98 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .260 | – | – |