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Paul Popovich
Paul Edward Popovich

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School West Virginia University

Debut April 19, 1964
  vs. PHI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 21, 1975
Born August 18, 1940 in Flemington, WV

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 23 CHC NL   1    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  458    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 25 CHC NL   2    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1967 26 CHC NL  49  159   18   34   4  0   0    2   0  1   9  12  .214  .265  .239   43   38   3   0   0   2   6
 1968 27 LAD NL 134  418   35   97   8  1   2   25   1  3  29  37  .232  .280  .270   72  113   9   5   2   1   7
 1969 28 TOT NL  88  204   31   58   6  0   1   18   0  1  19  18  .284  .347  .328   85   67   6   1   0   1   2
         LAD NL  28   50    5   10   0  0   0    4   0  0   1   4  .200  .212  .200   20   10   2   1   0   0   1
         CHC NL  60  154   26   48   6  0   1   14   0  1  18  14  .312  .387  .370  103   57   4   0   0   1   1
 1970 29 CHC NL  78  186   22   47   5  1   4   20   0  1  18  18  .253  .324  .355   75   66   2   1   4   2   3
 1971 30 CHC NL  89  226   24   49   7  1   4   28   0  1  14  17  .217  .260  .310   53   70   1   2   0   0   7
 1972 31 CHC NL  58  129    8   25   3  2   1   11   0  1  12   8  .194  .261  .271   46   35   0   1   2   0   4
 1973 32 CHC NL  99  280   24   66   6  3   2   24   3  2  18  27  .236  .280  .300   57   84   4   5   5   1   8
 1974 33 PIT NL  59   83    9   18   2  1   0    5   0  0   5  10  .217  .256  .265   48   22   0   2   1   0   0
 1975 34 PIT NL  25   40    5    8   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   2  .200  .273  .225   40    9   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     682 1732  176  403  42  9  14  134   4 10 127 151  .233  .286  .292   62  505  25  17  14   8  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        411   42   96  10  2   3   32   1  2  30  36  .233  .286  .292   62  120   6   4   3   2   9
 Career High    134  418   35   97   8  3   4   28   3  3  29  37  .236  .280  .300   72  113   9   5   5   2   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 23 CHC NL    1    0    1          97|1.000  .268|1.000  .326|1.000  .398|2.000  .724| 458         0.5   0.0   0%
 1966 25 CHC NL    6    7    0   0.0    97| .000  .266| .000  .324| .000  .400| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1967 26 CHC NL  173  135    9   1.8    94| .214  .264| .265  .327| .239  .387| .504  .714|  43  .190 -12.2  -1.3   0%
 1968 27 LAD NL  462  345   32   2.5    75| .232  .243| .280  .300| .270  .342| .550  .642|  72  .343 -13.0  -1.5  25%
 1969 28 TOT NL  231  156   26   4.5   101| .284  .268| .347  .340| .328  .397| .675  .738|  85  .532  -3.9  -0.4   0%
         LAD NL   54   44    2   1.2    89| .200  .251| .212  .320| .200  .372| .412  .692|  20  .095  -5.2  -0.5   0%
         CHC NL  177  112   24   5.7   105| .312  .274| .387  .346| .370  .406| .757  .752| 103  .642   1.3   0.1   0%
 1970 29 CHC NL  209  146   22   4.0   112| .253  .280| .324  .354| .355  .427| .679  .781|  75  .437  -7.4  -0.7   0%
 1971 30 CHC NL  243  188   17   2.4   102| .217  .274| .260  .342| .310  .401| .570  .743|  53  .281 -15.2  -1.6   0%
 1972 31 CHC NL  142  110    9   2.2   100| .194  .268| .261  .337| .271  .395| .532  .733|  46  .248  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1973 32 CHC NL  308  233   23   2.7   102| .236  .270| .280  .341| .300  .402| .580  .743|  57  .296 -17.5  -1.8  60%
 1974 33 PIT NL   90   67    6   2.4    92| .217  .259| .256  .330| .265  .374| .521  .704|  48  .262  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1975 34 PIT NL   44   32    3   2.5    95| .200  .264| .273  .335| .225  .382| .498  .716|  40  .273  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1909 1419  148   2.8    95| .233  .263| .286  .330| .292  .386| .578  .716|  62  .337 -89.2  -9.4  28%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 25 CHC NL 2B 2 5 3 1 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.70 5.54 5.33 1 13.0 1967 26 CHC NL SS 31 40 77 4 12 .967 .963 3.77 4.31 4.72 4.99 26 223.3 2B 17 26 39 1 11 .985 .976 3.82 4.63 6.16 5.26 9 95.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.75 0.00 3.00 0 2.7 1968 27 LAD NL 2B 89 172 229 7 48 .983 .977 4.51 4.74 5.08 5.21 80 710.0 SS 45 59 119 4 20 .978 .962 3.96 4.50 4.98 4.98 35 322.0 3B 7 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 2.71 1.86 2.97 0 9.7 1969 28 TOT NL 2B 48 77 102 4 22 .978 .974 3.73 4.65 4.79 5.19 35 336.3 TOT NL SS 10 13 25 1 7 .974 .962 3.80 4.21 5.18 4.94 7 66.0 LAD NL 2B 23 27 38 1 9 .985 .975 2.83 4.65 4.53 5.19 12 129.0 SS 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.67 4.20 1.80 4.95 1 10.0 CHC NL 2B 25 50 64 3 13 .974 .974 4.56 4.65 4.95 5.19 23 207.3 SS 7 13 23 0 7 1.000 .963 5.14 4.21 5.79 4.93 6 56.0 3B 6 2 9 1 1 .917 .948 1.83 2.63 2.41 2.92 4 41.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1970 29 CHC NL 2B 22 42 58 1 18 .990 .979 4.55 4.67 5.30 5.32 17 169.7 SS 17 24 27 2 7 .962 .966 3.00 4.23 5.22 5.05 9 88.0 3B 16 9 12 1 1 .955 .946 1.31 2.58 1.73 2.91 11 109.0 1971 30 CHC NL 2B 40 74 119 3 26 .985 .978 4.83 4.86 5.54 5.47 31 313.7 3B 16 4 27 1 1 .969 .948 1.94 2.32 2.42 2.80 12 115.3 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 1972 31 CHC NL 2B 36 59 98 3 22 .981 .978 4.36 4.88 6.28 5.36 22 225.0 SS 8 18 29 1 8 .979 .967 5.88 4.47 6.10 5.04 8 69.3 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1973 32 CHC NL 2B 84 171 247 8 53 .981 .980 4.98 4.91 6.20 5.52 68 607.0 SS 9 8 14 0 5 1.000 .961 2.44 4.31 3.94 4.94 4 50.3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 1.80 2.88 0 5.0 1974 33 PIT NL 2B 12 21 30 2 5 .962 .973 4.25 4.64 5.16 5.47 9 89.0 SS 10 3 8 0 4 1.000 .965 1.10 4.26 5.21 4.97 0 19.0 1975 34 PIT NL 2B 8 16 14 0 2 1.000 .974 3.75 4.92 4.74 5.54 5 57.0 SS 8 1 7 1 1 .889 .964 1.00 4.21 6.15 5.00 0 11.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 25 CHC NL 2B 2 5 3 1 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.70 5.54 5.33 1 13.0 1967 26 CHC NL 2B 17 26 39 1 11 .985 .976 3.82 4.63 6.16 5.26 9 95.0 1968 27 LAD NL 2B 89 172 229 7 48 .983 .977 4.51 4.74 5.08 5.21 80 710.0 1969 28 TOT NL 2B 48 77 102 4 22 .978 .974 3.73 4.65 4.79 5.19 35 336.3 LAD NL 2B 23 27 38 1 9 .985 .975 2.83 4.65 4.53 5.19 12 129.0 CHC NL 2B 25 50 64 3 13 .974 .974 4.56 4.65 4.95 5.19 23 207.3 1970 29 CHC NL 2B 22 42 58 1 18 .990 .979 4.55 4.67 5.30 5.32 17 169.7 1971 30 CHC NL 2B 40 74 119 3 26 .985 .978 4.83 4.86 5.54 5.47 31 313.7 1972 31 CHC NL 2B 36 59 98 3 22 .981 .978 4.36 4.88 6.28 5.36 22 225.0 1973 32 CHC NL 2B 84 171 247 8 53 .981 .980 4.98 4.91 6.20 5.52 68 607.0 1974 33 PIT NL 2B 12 21 30 2 5 .962 .973 4.25 4.64 5.16 5.47 9 89.0 1975 34 PIT NL 2B 8 16 14 0 2 1.000 .974 3.75 4.92 4.74 5.54 5 57.0 1967 26 CHC NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.75 0.00 3.00 0 2.7 1968 27 LAD NL 3B 7 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 2.71 1.86 2.97 0 9.7 1969 28 CHC NL 3B 6 2 9 1 1 .917 .948 1.83 2.63 2.41 2.92 4 41.0 1970 29 CHC NL 3B 16 9 12 1 1 .955 .946 1.31 2.58 1.73 2.91 11 109.0 1971 30 CHC NL 3B 16 4 27 1 1 .969 .948 1.94 2.32 2.42 2.80 12 115.3 1972 31 CHC NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1973 32 CHC NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 1.80 2.88 0 5.0 1969 28 CHC NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1969 28 CHC NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1967 26 CHC NL SS 31 40 77 4 12 .967 .963 3.77 4.31 4.72 4.99 26 223.3 1968 27 LAD NL SS 45 59 119 4 20 .978 .962 3.96 4.50 4.98 4.98 35 322.0 1969 28 TOT NL SS 10 13 25 1 7 .974 .962 3.80 4.21 5.18 4.94 7 66.0 LAD NL SS 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.67 4.20 1.80 4.95 1 10.0 CHC NL SS 7 13 23 0 7 1.000 .963 5.14 4.21 5.79 4.93 6 56.0 1970 29 CHC NL SS 17 24 27 2 7 .962 .966 3.00 4.23 5.22 5.05 9 88.0 1971 30 CHC NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 1972 31 CHC NL SS 8 18 29 1 8 .979 .967 5.88 4.47 6.10 5.04 8 69.3 1973 32 CHC NL SS 9 8 14 0 5 1.000 .961 2.44 4.31 3.94 4.94 4 50.3 1974 33 PIT NL SS 10 3 8 0 4 1.000 .965 1.10 4.26 5.21 4.97 0 19.0 1975 34 PIT NL SS 8 1 7 1 1 .889 .964 1.00 4.21 6.15 5.00 0 11.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 358 663 939 30 208 .982 .978 4.47 4.79 5.51 5.35 277 2615.7 SS* 139 166 306 13 64 .973 .963 3.40 4.36 4.98 4.99 89 852.7 3B* 49 16 50 3 3 .957 .947 1.35 2.53 2.09 2.87 27 284.7 CF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 547 846 1295 46 275 .979 .974 3.91 4.47 5.13 5.08 393 3755
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   3   5   1   3  0  0  0   0   0   0  .600  .600  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 17, 1960: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1967: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jim Williams to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Lou Johnson.

June 11, 1969: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Ron Fairly to the Montreal Expos for Maury Wills and Manny Mota.

June 11, 1969: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Adolfo Phillips and Jack Lamabe.

April 1, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Dettore and cash.

July 30, 1975: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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