What years did Dean Palmer play?

Dean Palmer played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2003.

Was Dean Palmer a pitcher?

No. Dean Palmer was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Dean Palmer hit?

Dean Palmer hit 275 career home runs with 1229 hits.

Dean Palmer

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2003)

AVG .251

HR 275

RBI 849

H 1,229

OPS .796

PIV 5,786

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 12/27/1968 in Tallahassee, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-09-01
Last Game: 2003-05-09
Awards: All-Star · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Dean William Palmer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,357	4,902	734	1,229	231	15	275	849	48	502	1,332	.251	.324	.472	.796	5,786

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .324 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .472 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — +14.1% above league average.

Career OPS .796 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	TEX	AL	16	19	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	12	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TEX	AL	81	268	38	50	9	2	15	37	0	32	98	.187	.255 (-27%)	.323 (-13%)	.384 (+5%)	.708 (-3%)	-169.3
1992	TEX	AL	152	541	74	124	25	0	26	72	10	62	154	.229	.255 (-10%)	.322 (-4%)	.377 (+11%)	.699 (+4%)	444.6
1993	TEX	AL	148	519	88	127	31	2	33	96	11	53	154	.245	.265 (-8%)	.332 (-3%)	.403 (+25%)	.735 (+12%)	1140.0
1994	TEX	AL	93	342	50	84	14	2	19	59	3	26	89	.246	.269 (-9%)	.338 (-11%)	.424 (+10%)	.763 (avg)	-43.5
1995	TEX	AL	36	119	30	40	6	0	9	24	1	21	21	.336	.266 (+26%)	.337 (+33%)	.417 (+47%)	.755 (+41%)	943.6
1996	TEX	AL	154	582	98	163	26	2	38	107	2	59	145	.280	.269 (+4%)	.340 (+2%)	.426 (+24%)	.767 (+14%)	1670.0
1997	TEX	AL	94	355	47	87	21	0	14	55	1	26	84	.245	.266 (-8%)	.336 (-12%)	.419 (+1%)	.756 (-5%)	-373.3
1997	KCA	AL	49	187	23	52	10	1	9	31	1	15	50	.278	.266 (+4%)	.336 (-1%)	.419 (+16%)	.756 (+9%)	-373.3
1998	KCA	AL	152	572	84	159	27	2	34	119	8	48	134	.278	.266 (+4%)	.335 (-1%)	.420 (+21%)	.755 (+12%)	1195.9
1999	DET	AL	150	560	92	147	25	2	38	100	3	57	153	.263	.271 (-3%)	.344 (-2%)	.433 (+19%)	.778 (+10%)	1140.6
2000	DET	AL	145	524	73	134	22	2	29	102	4	66	146	.256	.270 (-5%)	.344 (-2%)	.437 (+8%)	.782 (+3%)	303.2
2001	DET	AL	57	216	34	48	11	0	11	40	4	27	59	.222	.263 (-16%)	.332 (-5%)	.426 (avg)	.758 (-2%)	-53.9
2002	DET	AL	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	26	86	3	12	2	0	0	6	0	9	28	.140	.264 (-47%)	.332 (-29%)	.422 (-61%)	.754 (-47%)	-665.5
Career · 15 seasons			1,357	4,902	734	1,229	231	15	275	849	48	502	1,332	.251	—	—	—	—	5,159

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	19	3	4	1	0	1	2	0	5	.211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	ALDS2	TEX	4	19	3	4	1	0	1	2	0	5	.211

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	681	2383	371	586	139	421	.246
Away	676	2519	363	643	136	428	.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2003-05-09	DET	TBR	L	4	0	1	0	0	2
2003-05-07	DET	BAL	W	4	1	1	1	1	0
2003-05-06	DET	BAL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-05-03	DET	TBR	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
2003-05-02	DET	TBR	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2003-05-01	DET	BAL	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
2003-05-01	DET	BAL	L	3	1	1	0	1	1
2003-04-29	DET	BAL	L	4	0	0	0	0	1
2003-04-27	DET	SEA	L	3	0	0	1	0	1
2003-04-26	DET	SEA	W	5	0	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	21	16	131	6	2	13
3B	1162	1134	734	1916	185	156
OF	30	24	43	1	3	1
SS	2	0	2	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	TEX	3B	6	2	1	3	2	0
1989	TEX	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1989	TEX	SS	1	0	1	1	0	0
1991	TEX	3B	50	45	27	74	6	5
1991	TEX	OF	29	24	42	1	3	1
1992	TEX	3B	150	143	124	254	22	24
1993	TEX	3B	148	144	85	258	29	21
1993	TEX	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1994	TEX	3B	91	90	50	179	22	8
1995	TEX	3B	36	35	19	72	5	9
1996	TEX	3B	154	153	105	221	16	17
1997	TEX	3B	93	92	72	162	10	10
1997	KCA	3B	48	48	27	82	9	8
1998	KCA	3B	129	127	69	187	22	16
1999	DET	3B	141	140	89	240	19	24
2000	DET	1B	20	15	122	5	2	13
2000	DET	3B	115	114	66	180	23	14
2003	DET	1B	1	1	9	1	0	0
2003	DET	3B	1	1	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	21
Third Base	1161
Shortstop	2
Left Field	29
Designated Hitter	141

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1999	Silver Slugger	3B
1999	TSN All-Star	3B
1998	Silver Slugger	3B
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-04-20

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	DET	AL	$8,500,000
2002	DET	AL	$8,000,000
2001	DET	AL	$7,500,000
2000	DET	AL	$7,000,000
1999	DET	AL	$5,000,000
1998	KCA	AL	$5,825,000
1997	TEX	AL	$4,800,000
1996	TEX	AL	$2,000,000
1995	TEX	AL	$1,925,000
1994	TEX	AL	$475,000
1993	TEX	AL	$275,000
1992	TEX	AL	$142,500
1990	TEX	AL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$51,542,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dean Palmer

What years did Dean Palmer play?: Dean Palmer played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2003.
Was Dean Palmer a pitcher?: No. Dean Palmer was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Dean Palmer hit?: Dean Palmer hit 275 career home runs with 1229 hits.