Dean
Palmer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 27, 1968 in Usa, FL, TALLAHASSEE
 
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
1992 23 OAK AL 43 164 17 46 11 1 4 22 0 0 8 45 .280 .314 .433 .747 19.5 3.9
1993 24 OAK AL 86 342 35 74 13 0 11 46 0 0 15 117 .216 .247 .351 .598 28.3 1.9
1994 25 OAK AL 94 307 27 66 12 0 3 29 0 0 26 97 .215 .274 .283 .557 22.9 0.0
1995 26 TOR AL 155 581 64 154 38 0 21 82 1 0 29 155 .265 .299 .439 .738 73.2 10.2
1996 27 TOR AL 155 591 86 172 29 1 31 99 1 0 40 152 .291 .334 .501 .835 92.6 15.8
1997 28 TOR AL 148 552 81 156 29 1 22 86 0 0 33 126 .283 .323 .458 .781 74.6 10.0
1998 29 TOR AL 154 579 80 165 36 2 20 81 2 1 44 142 .285 .337 .458 .794 83.8 11.0
1999 30 TOR AL 152 566 89 170 36 2 33 110 0 0 58 135 .300 .366 .546 .912 103.2 15.9
2000 31 TOR AL 135 431 61 128 32 0 27 84 0 0 61 144 .297 .387 .559 .946 86.3 14.6
2001 32 TOR AL 157 587 99 168 32 4 41 132 1 0 75 170 .286 .366 .564 .930 115.3 17.9
2002 33 TOR AL 156 610 123 193 54 4 40 131 1 0 52 187 .316 .370 .615 .985 123.7 21.4
2003 34 TOR AL 23 90 10 24 8 0 2 8 0 0 6 23 .267 .313 .422 .735 10.1 1.0
12 Years Sim 1458 5400 772 1516 330 15 255 910 6 1 447 1493 .281 .335 .489 .825 833.5 123.6
162 Game Average 600 85 168 36 1 28 101 0 0 49 165 .281 .335 .489 .825 92.6  
Career Highs 157 610 123 193 54 4 41 132 2 1 75 187 .316 .387 .615 .985 123.7  
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   DWS
1992 23 OAK AL 3B 21 21 181.0 19 40 3 3 .952 2.93   0.6
    2B 3 3 26.0 4 11 1 3 .938 5.19   0.1
1993 24 OAK AL SS 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1994 25 OAK AL 3B 9 6 56.3 3 14 3 2 .850 2.72   0.1
    SS 13 1 36.7 6 18 0 3 1.000 5.89   0.2
    LF 1 0 4.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
1995 26 TOR AL SS 2 1 13.0 2 5 0 2 1.000 4.85   0.1
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1996 27 TOR AL 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1997 28 TOR AL LF 9 6 60.7 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.78   0.2
    3B 1 1 8.0 1 2 1 0 .750 3.38   0.0
1998 29 TOR AL LF 2 1 11.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.82   0.0
    3B 1 0 8.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1999 30 TOR AL 3B 108 106 944.0 59 178 15 23 .940 2.26   3.0
    LF 9 5 51.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.1
    1B 1 0 8.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2000 31 TOR AL 3B 106 104 889.3 62 149 11 11 .950 2.14   1.8
    SS 13 7 67.3 9 27 0 7 1.000 4.81   0.4
    LF 10 0 19.3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.40   0.1
    CF 1 1 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2001 32 TOR AL LF 107 102 918.7 150 3 1 0 .994 1.50   2.7
    SS 47 47 404.0 48 142 6 20 .969 4.23   2.5
    CF 2 2 17.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06    
2002 33 TOR AL LF 44 38 348.3 59 2 2 0 .968 1.58   1.2
    SS 3 0 6.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  3B 249 238 2090.7 144 385 33 39 .941 2.28   5.6
  LF 183 152 1415.6 234 7 3 0 .988 1.53   4.4
  SS 83 56 534.0 65 196 6 32 .978 4.40   3.2
  2B 3 3 26.0 4 11 1 3 .938 5.19   0.1
  CF 3 3 25.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.16    
  1B 1 0 8.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   522 452 4099.3 456 600 43 74 .961 2.32   13.3
Career Highs   156 151 1339.7 200 179 15 23 1.000 4.50    
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
1993 24 OAK AL 4 17 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .235 .278 .412 .690
1996 27 TOR AL 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .308 .182 .490
1997 28 TOR AL 4 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593
1998 29 TOR AL 5 19 1 7 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .368 .400 .632 1.032
2002 33 TOR AL 3 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .250 .250 .333 .583
Career Post-Season Batting 19 72 5 19 7 0 1 6 0 1 4 22 .264 .312 .403 .714
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2002-10-.615
Total Bases
2002-9-375
Doubles
2002-9-54
Homeruns
2001-9-41
2002-9-40
Strikeouts
2002-8-187
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1989
Traded from St. Louis to Philadelphia on 3/2/1989 (Going to STL: C Greg Olson. Going to PHI: P Wally Whitehurst, 3B Dean Palmer)
Injured on 8/6/1989 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/23/1990 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Traded from Philadelphia to Atlanta on 5/15/1990 (Going to PHI: P Dwight Gooden. Going to ATL: P John Smiley, P Xavier Hernandez, 3B Dean Palmer)
Traded from Atlanta to Philadelphia on 7/31/1990 (Going to ATL: LF Willie Mcgee. Going to PHI: 3B Dean Palmer)
Traded from Philadelphia to Oakland on 7/16/1992 (Going to PHI: P David Wells. Going to OAK: 3B Dean Palmer, P Donovan Osborne)
Had first career hit on 8/16/1992, off Joe Johnson (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 8/17/1992, off Jose Mesa (KCR)
Injured on 8/21/1993 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Toronto on 2/14/1995 (Going to OAK: 1B Andres Galarraga. Going to TOR: 2B Chris Smith, DH Dean Palmer)
4/16/1995: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $1,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Seattle on 8/1/1996
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 9/1/1997
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1999, hitting .526 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
4/1/2000: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Hit 3 homeruns against Texas, driving in 3 runs on 7/26/2000
Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/24/2001
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against California on 8/1/2001
Drove in 7 runs against Texas on 9/15/2002
Injured on 9/13/2003 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/22/2004 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Injured on 9/2/2004 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week