What years did Luis Polonia play?

Luis Polonia played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2000.

Was Luis Polonia a pitcher?

No. Luis Polonia was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Luis Polonia hit?

Luis Polonia hit 36 career home runs with 1417 hits.

Luis Polonia

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2000)

AVG .293

HR 36

RBI 405

H 1,417

OPS .726

PIV -202

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 155 lb
Born: 12/10/1963 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1987-04-24
Last Game: 2000-10-01

Full name: Luis Andrew Polonia

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,379	4,840	728	1,417	189	70	36	405	321	369	543	.293	.342	.383	.726	-202

Career AVG .293 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +11.3% above league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .383 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.

Career OPS .726 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near 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
1987	OAK	AL	125	435	78	125	16	10	4	49	29	32	64	.287	.262 (+9%)	.331 (+1%)	.415 (-4%)	.746 (-2%)	-154.1
1988	OAK	AL	84	288	51	84	11	4	2	27	24	21	40	.292	.254 (+15%)	.317 (+6%)	.377 (avg)	.695 (+3%)	141.8
1989	OAK	AL	59	206	31	59	6	4	1	17	13	9	15	.286	.254 (+13%)	.319 (-1%)	.375 (-2%)	.694 (-2%)	-90.3
1989	NYA	AL	66	227	39	71	11	2	2	29	9	16	29	.313	.254 (+23%)	.319 (+12%)	.375 (+8%)	.694 (+10%)	-90.3
1990	NYA	AL	11	22	2	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	.318	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	109	381	50	128	7	9	2	32	20	25	42	.336	.257 (+30%)	.324 (+16%)	.385 (+8%)	.710 (+12%)	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	150	604	92	179	28	8	2	50	48	52	74	.296	.255 (+16%)	.323 (+9%)	.384 (-1%)	.708 (+3%)	434.0
1992	CAL	AL	149	577	83	165	17	4	0	35	51	45	64	.286	.255 (+12%)	.322 (+4%)	.377 (-13%)	.699 (-5%)	-357.7
1993	CAL	AL	152	576	75	156	17	6	1	32	55	48	53	.271	.265 (+2%)	.332 (-1%)	.403 (-19%)	.735 (-11%)	-961.9
1994	NYA	AL	95	350	62	109	21	6	1	36	20	37	36	.311	.269 (+15%)	.338 (+13%)	.424 (-2%)	.763 (+4%)	400.8
1995	NYA	AL	67	238	37	62	9	3	2	15	10	25	29	.261	.266 (-2%)	.337 (-4%)	.417 (-16%)	.755 (-11%)	-429.9
1995	ATL	NL	28	53	6	14	7	0	0	2	3	3	9	.264	.266 (-1%)	.337 (-10%)	.417 (-5%)	.755 (-7%)	-429.9
1996	BAL	AL	58	175	25	42	4	1	2	14	8	10	20	.240	.269 (-11%)	.340 (-16%)	.426 (-28%)	.767 (-23%)	-655.7
1996	ATL	NL	22	31	3	13	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	.419	—	—	—	—	-655.7
1999	DET	AL	87	333	46	108	21	8	10	32	17	16	32	.324	.271 (+20%)	.344 (+4%)	.433 (+21%)	.778 (+13%)	743.3
2000	DET	AL	80	267	37	73	10	5	6	25	8	22	25	.273	.270 (+1%)	.344 (-6%)	.437 (-5%)	.782 (-5%)	-304.8
2000	NYA	AL	37	77	11	22	4	0	1	5	4	7	7	.286	.270 (+6%)	.344 (-1%)	.437 (-14%)	.782 (-8%)	-304.8
Career · 17 seasons			1,379	4,840	728	1,417	189	70	36	405	321	369	543	.293	—	—	—	—	-2,715

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
33	47	4	11	1	0	1	7	3	13	.234

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	ALCS	NYA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2000	ALDS1	NYA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	WS	NYA	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1996	NLCS	ATL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	NLDS1	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1996	WS	ATL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
1995	NLCS	ATL	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500
1995	NLDS1	ATL	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333
1995	WS	ATL	6	14	3	4	1	1	4	1	3	.286
1988	ALCS	OAK	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.400
1988	WS	OAK	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.111

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	700	2444	347	711	22	208	.291
Away	679	2396	381	706	14	197	.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO
2000-10-01	NYY	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2000-09-30	NYY	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2000-09-29	NYY	BAL	L	0	0	0	1	0
2000-09-27	NYY	TBR	L	4	1	0	0	0
2000-09-25	NYY	DET	L	1	0	0	0	1
2000-09-20	NYY	TOR	L	4	1	0	1	0
2000-09-19	NYY	TOR	L	3	1	1	1	0
2000-09-18	NYY	CLE	L	3	1	0	0	0
2000-09-17	NYY	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
2000-09-16	NYY	CLE	W	4	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1055	952	1987	67	36	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	OAK	OF	104	95	235	2	5	1
1988	OAK	OF	76	64	155	3	2	1
1989	OAK	OF	55	48	126	3	2	1
1989	NYA	OF	53	50	105	6	2	1
1990	CAL	OF	85	80	142	3	3	2
1991	CAL	OF	143	141	246	9	5	1
1992	CAL	OF	99	96	192	8	4	1
1993	CAL	OF	141	135	286	12	5	3
1994	NYA	OF	84	80	155	9	4	2
1995	NYA	OF	64	56	132	5	0	1
1995	ATL	OF	15	6	9	0	0	0
1996	BAL	OF	34	27	56	1	1	0
1996	ATL	OF	7	2	4	0	1	0
1999	DET	OF	40	37	68	4	1	0
2000	DET	OF	27	20	44	2	0	0
2000	NYA	OF	28	15	32	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	927
Center Field	87
Right Field	54
Designated Hitter	214

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	DET	AL	$1,100,000
1999	DET	AL	$300,000
1996	ATL	NL	$109,000
1996	BAL	AL	$250,000
1995	NYA	AL	$1,500,000
1994	NYA	AL	$1,500,000
1993	CAL	AL	$2,475,000
1992	CAL	AL	$1,650,000
1991	CAL	AL	$845,000
1990	NYA	AL	$200,000
1989	OAK	AL	$182,500
1987	OAK	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$10,174,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Polonia

What years did Luis Polonia play?: Luis Polonia played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2000.
Was Luis Polonia a pitcher?: No. Luis Polonia was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Luis Polonia hit?: Luis Polonia hit 36 career home runs with 1417 hits.