Dean Palmer
3B · 14 seasons · 1989 – 2003 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Dean Palmer sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 14 seasons. 1998 was the high-water mark, worth +10.4, 51st that season and 4534th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, home runs (+27.9), RBI (+20.7) and runs (+16.1). On the debit side, batting average (-9.8).
Hitting
Best Season
10.37
1998 · #4,534 all-time
Career Z
56.1
summed
Avg / Season
4.01
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | 16 | -2.56 | #925 | #101,667 |
| 1991 | TEX | 81 | 0.54 | #257 | #27,833 |
| 1992 | TEX | 152 | 7.07 | #85 | #9,322 |
| 1993 | TEX | 148 | 8.93 | #63 | #6,280 |
| 1994 | TEX | 93 | 4.72 | #127 | #14,349 |
| 1995 | TEX | 36 | 2.42 | #208 | #20,720 |
| 1996 | TEX | 154 | 9.68 | #56 | #5,329 |
| 1997 | TEX | 143 | 5.45 | #137 | #12,606 |
| 1998★ | KC | 152 | 10.37 | #51 | #4,534 |
| 1999 | DET | 150 | 7.90 | #93 | #7,902 |
| 2000 | DET | 145 | 6.32 | #120 | #10,735 |
| 2001 | DET | 57 | 1.05 | #275 | #25,595 |
| 2002 | DET | 4 | -2.57 | #1,149 | #101,953 |
| 2003 | DET | 26 | -3.23 | #1,215 | #110,003 |
★ Best season by Z