Vicente
Palacios
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 19, 1963 in Mexico, , VERACRUZ
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1995   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1991 27 STL NL 9 8 .529 30 27 0 0 0 184.0 172 73 17 83 159 3.57 .249 .328 .378 .706 10.6
1992 28 STL NL 4 8 .333 22 15 0 0 0 98.7 113 52 9 35 102 4.74 .288 .344 .427 .772 1.4
1993 29 STL NL 6 4 .600 56 0 0 0 2 63.7 51 27 4 39 59 3.82 .226 .338 .332 .670 4.9
1994 30 STL NL 9 9 .500 30 27 0 0 0 162.3 141 67 16 63 189 3.71 .230 .299 .360 .659 8.5
1995 31 STL NL 17 10 .630 31 31 1 1 0 195.0 165 72 24 80 223 3.32 .228 .305 .371 .675 13.1
1996 32 PIT NL 5 2 .714 11 11 0 0 0 63.0 39 15 6 13 79 2.14 .179 .224 .307 .531 6.6
  CAL AL 8 4 .667 19 19 0 0 0 102.7 95 45 13 51 110 3.95 .245 .331 .402 .733 7.9
  TOT   13 6 .684 30 30 0 0 0 165.7 134 60 19 64 189 3.26 .221 .294 .368 .662 14.4
1997 33 CAL AL 15 8 .652 35 35 0 0 0 207.7 197 102 35 90 253 4.42 .245 .321 .435 .756 14.3
1998 34 CAL AL 13 11 .542 36 36 0 0 0 203.3 199 112 29 97 234 4.96 .251 .330 .424 .754 11.1
1999 35 TOR AL 0 3 .000 5 3 0 0 0 24.0 24 24 4 21 30 9.00 .255 .391 .479 .870 0.0
  BOS AL 1 7 .125 16 11 0 0 1 52.3 69 41 10 23 65 7.05 .309 .372 .538 .911 0.0
  TOT   1 10 .091 21 14 0 0 1 76.3 93 65 14 44 95 7.66 .293 .378 .521 .899 0.0
2000 36 CLE AL 1 2 .333 20 0 0 0 3 50.7 43 20 7 36 55 3.55 .229 .353 .383 .736 4.9
10 Years Sim 88 76 .537 311 215 1 1 6 1407.3 1308 650 174 631 1558 4.16 .244 .323 .400 .722 83.1
Season Average 8 7 .533 31 21 0 0 0 140.7 130 65 17 63 155 4.16 .244 .323 .400 .722  
Career Highs 17 11 .684 56 36 1 1 3 207.7 199 112 35 97 253 7.66 .293 .378 .521 .899  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1991 27 STL NL 30 53 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 22 .057 .091 .057 .148 -2.4 0.0
1992 28 STL NL 22 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .074 .167 .074 .241 -0.2 0.0
1993 29 STL NL 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1994 30 STL NL 30 57 3 7 5 0 0 8 0 0 1 20 .123 .136 .211 .346 0.4 0.0
1995 31 STL NL 31 74 3 8 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 23 .108 .132 .149 .280 -1.0 0.0
1996 32 PIT NL 11 23 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .087 .125 .130 .255 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 180 237 10 22 7 1 0 16 1 0 9 86 .093 .126 .131 .256 -3.9 0.0
162 Game Average 213 9 19 6 0 0 14 0 0 8 77 .093 .126 .131 .256 -3.5  
Career Highs 56 74 3 8 5 1 0 8 1 0 3 23 .123 .167 .211 .346 0.4  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1991 27 STL NL P 30 27 184.0 12 25 1 4 .974 1.81    
1992 28 STL NL P 22 15 98.7 7 18 0 3 1.000 2.28    
1993 29 STL NL P 56 0 63.7 6 9 0 0 1.000 2.12    
1994 30 STL NL P 30 27 162.3 11 23 1 0 .971 1.89    
1995 31 STL NL P 31 31 195.0 7 29 1 0 .973 1.66    
1996 32 PIT NL P 11 11 63.0 1 7 0 1 1.000 1.14    
  CAL AL P 19 19 102.7 2 12 0 2 1.000 1.23    
  TOT   P 30 30 165.7 3 19 0 3 1.000 1.20    
1997 33 CAL AL P 35 35 207.7 12 24 2 1 .947 1.56    
1998 34 CAL AL P 36 36 203.3 9 27 1 0 .973 1.59    
1999 35 TOR AL P 5 3 24.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.12    
  BOS AL P 16 11 52.3 3 3 0 1 1.000 1.03    
  TOT   P 21 14 76.3 4 5 0 1 1.000 1.06    
2000 36 CLE AL P 20 0 50.7 2 7 0 2 1.000 1.60    
Career Totals   311 215 1407.3 73 186 6 14 .977 1.66    
Career Highs   56 36 207.7 12 29 2 4 1.000 2.28    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1992 28 STL NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 2 1 0 1 3.18 .200 .200 .350 .550
1994 30 STL NL 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 6.3 10 7 3 3 6 9.95 .357 .419 .750 1.169
1995 31 STL NL 0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 32.7 30 15 5 6 36 4.13 .242 .277 .435 .712
1998 34 CAL AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 12 10 3 2 12 12.28 .364 .400 .758 1.158
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 18 7 0 0 0 52.0 56 34 12 11 55 5.89 .273 .310 .522 .832
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1995 31 STL NL 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1995-3-17
1997-10-15
Winning Pct
1997-10-.652
Shutouts
1995-5-1
Homeruns Allowed
1997-4-35
Strikeouts
1997-1-253
1998-6-234
Walks Allowed
1991-7-83
1997-3-90
1998-3-97
Strikeouts per 9IP
1994-4-10.5
1995-6-10.3
1997-3-11.0
1998-6-10.4
CAR-23-10.0
OAVG
1997-8-.245
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1987
Injured on 4/12/1988 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 4/3/1991 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/26/1991
Had first career hit on 4/30/1991, off Barry Jones (PHI)
Injured on 6/3/1992 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 9 weeks
4/16/1993: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $1,950,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 10/13/1993 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/18/1994 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game
Traded from St. Louis to Pittsburgh on 2/14/1996 (Going to STL: CF Jeffrey Hammonds. Going to PIT: P Vicente Palacios)
Injured on 4/13/1996 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to California on 7/16/1996 (Going to PIT: CF Billy jo Robidoux, P Mike Maddux. Going to CAL: P Kevin Rogers, P Vicente Palacios, P John Johnstone, 3B Robin Ventura)
9/1/1996: Signed a contract extension with California, $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/7/1997 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Struck out 15 batters against New York (A) on 9/26/1998
Traded from California to Toronto on 1/31/1999 (Going to TOR: P Vicente Palacios, P Oscar Henriquez. Going to CAL: P Scott Aldred, P Rob Dibble)
Released by Toronto on 5/1/1999
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 5/16/1999 to a 1-year deal worth $1,120,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/10/2000 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year