Willie
Palacios
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 4, 1989 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2024   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 33 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
2024 34 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,350,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,350,000  
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 35 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
2026 36 SAV SL $ 6,000,000  
2027 37 SAV SL $ 6,000,000  
2028 38 SAV SL $ 725,000  
2029 39 SSK SL $ 900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 725,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000  
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 33 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
2024 34 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,350,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,350,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 35 SAV SL $ 3,350,000  
2026 36 SAV SL $ 6,000,000  
2027 37 SAV SL $ 6,000,000  
2028 38 SAV SL $ 725,000  
2029 39 SSK SL $ 900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 725,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year 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
2023 33 SAV SL 5 5 .500 64 0 0 0 39 72.3 57 23 5 23 49 2.86 .216 .284 .337 .621 13.3
2024 34 SAV SL 6 8 .429 64 0 0 0 37 61.0 52 22 7 21 47 3.25 .228 .296 .382 .678 11.8
2025 35 SAV SL 5 6 .455 75 0 0 0 33 87.7 77 36 8 29 70 3.70 .235 .306 .382 .688 15.5
2026 36 SAV SL 3 4 .429 76 0 0 0 38 72.0 60 24 5 18 63 3.00 .222 .274 .337 .611 14.4
2027 37 SAV SL 3 9 .250 66 0 0 0 23 62.7 65 31 12 24 49 4.45 .264 .332 .500 .832 4.0
2028 38 SAV SL 3 4 .429 73 0 0 0 1 65.3 58 29 14 20 53 4.00 .229 .287 .455 .742 4.7
2029 39 SSK SL 1 1 .500 49 0 0 0 3 51.7 44 27 6 18 32 4.70 .227 .298 .387 .684 3.4
7 Years Sim 26 37 .413 467 0 0 0 174 472.6 413 192 57 153 363 3.66 .232 .297 .396 .693 67.1
Season Average 3 5 .375 66 0 0 0 24 67.5 59 27 8 21 51 3.66 .232 .297 .396 .693  
Career Highs 6 9 .500 76 0 0 0 39 87.7 77 36 14 29 70 4.70 .264 .332 .500 .832  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   336 157 47 119 280   .241 .301 .412 .713
vs LH   77 35 10 34 83   .197 .262 .338 .600
Home 14 8 .636 231 0 0 0 86 235.0 200 92 28 72 180 3.52 .229 .287 .389 .676
Away 12 29 .293 236 0 0 0 91 237.7 213 100 29 81 183 3.79 .235 .298 .402 .700
Mar/Apr 2 7 .222 66 0 0 0 30 70.0 60 32 10 20 52 4.12 .231 .286 .400 .686
May 5 5 .500 72 0 0 0 29 71.3 63 27 7 19 49 3.41 .236 .287 .375 .661
June 5 7 .417 85 0 0 0 23 83.6 69 34 11 43 57 3.66 .220 .314 .392 .705
July 6 5 .545 72 0 0 0 29 83.3 68 29 6 25 73 3.13 .220 .278 .353 .631
August 1 9 .100 80 0 0 0 29 80.7 78 41 14 25 70 4.58 .247 .302 .453 .755
Sep/Oct 7 4 .636 92 0 0 0 37 83.7 75 29 9 21 62 3.12 .237 .285 .399 .684
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year 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
2023 33 SAV SL 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2024 34 SAV SL 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2025 35 SAV SL 75 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7 0.0
2026 36 SAV SL 76 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 1.2 0.2
2027 37 SAV SL 66 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2028 38 SAV SL 73 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4 0.2
2029 39 SSK SL 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
7 Years Sim 467 35 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .114 .139 .143 .282 -0.2 0.4
162 Game Average 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .114 .139 .143 .282 -0.1  
Career Highs 76 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .500 .600 .500 1.100 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   29 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .103 .133 .138 .271 -0.4
vs LH   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Home 231 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Away 236 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .150 .190 .200 .390 0.4
RISP   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Close/Late   16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .125 .301 0.0
Mar/Apr 25 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
May 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
June 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
July 62 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .500 .929 1.2
August 39 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Sep/Oct 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2023 33 SAV SL P 64 0 72.3 4 8 1 0 .923 1.49    
2024 34 SAV SL P 64 0 61.0 2 7 1 1 .900 1.33    
2025 35 SAV SL P 75 0 87.7 8 9 0 1 1.000 1.75    
2026 36 SAV SL P 76 0 72.0 1 12 2 1 .867 1.63    
2027 37 SAV SL P 66 0 62.7 5 12 1 1 .944 2.44    
2028 38 SAV SL P 73 0 65.3 6 11 0 0 1.000 2.34    
2029 39 SSK SL P 49 0 51.7 1 11 1 1 .923 2.09    
Career Totals   467 0 472.6 27 70 6 5 .942 1.85    
Career Highs   76 0 87.7 8 12 2 1 1.000 2.44    
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
2023 33 SAV SL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 2 4.0 4 1 0 1 2 2.25 .286 .333 .429 .762
2024 34 SAV SL 2 1 .667 7 0 0 0 1 9.0 7 4 2 4 6 4.00 .219 .306 .500 .806
2026 36 SAV SL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 10 4 0 1 2 9.00 .476 .500 .619 1.119
2027 37 SAV SL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 9.00 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 15 0 0 0 3 18.0 22 10 3 6 11 5.00 .310 .364 .549 .913
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
2024 34 SAV SL 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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.
Saves
2023-2-39
2024-4-37
2025-4-33
2026-3-38
2027-9-23
CAR-39-174
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 160)
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 196th overall pick, by Savannah in 2023
Earned first career win on 5/26/2023
Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game
Had first career hit on 7/29/2025, off Michael Inman (SSK)
Signed as a free agent by Savannah on 4/11/2028 to a 1-year deal worth $725,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan on 3/2/2029 to a 1-year deal worth $900,000 per year