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Mike Paul

Michael George Paul

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 18, 1945 in Detroit, MI
High School: Pius X (Downey, CA)
School: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 27, 1968
Teams (by GP): Indians/Rangers/Cubs 1968-1974

Final Game: April 16, 1974
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:15AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1968 23 CLE AL 5 8 .385 3.93 36 7 13 0 0 3 91.2 72 42 40 11 35 5 87 5 1 0 383 76 1.167 7.1 1.1 3.4 8.5 2.49
1969 24 CLE AL 5 10 .333 3.61 47 12 15 0 0 2 117.1 104 48 47 12 54 11 98 2 1 1 497 104 1.347 8.0 0.9 4.1 7.5 1.81
1970 25 CLE AL 2 8 .200 4.81 30 15 3 1 0 0 88.0 91 51 47 13 45 0 70 0 0 2 390 82 1.545 9.3 1.3 4.6 7.2 1.56
1971 26 CLE AL 2 7 .222 5.95 17 12 1 1 0 0 62.0 78 42 41 8 14 3 33 5 1 0 271 65 1.484 11.3 1.2 2.0 4.8 2.36
1972 27 TEX AL 8 9 .471 2.17 49 20 11 2 1 1 161.2 149 50 39 4 52 12 108 2 2 3 674 139 1.243 8.3 0.2 2.9 6.0 2.08
1973 28 TOT MLB 5 5 .500 4.68 47 11 16 1 0 2 105.2 121 62 55 11 45 4 55 5 1 3 477 81 1.571 10.3 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.22
1973 28 TEX AL 5 4 .556 4.95 36 10 13 1 0 2 87.1 104 55 48 9 36 2 49 5 0 3 401 75 1.603 10.7 0.9 3.7 5.0 1.36
1973 28 CHC NL 0 1 .000 3.44 11 1 3 0 0 0 18.1 17 7 7 2 9 2 6 0 1 0 76 117 1.418 8.3 1.0 4.4 2.9 0.67
1974 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 18 3.750 27.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 1.00
7 Seasons 27 48 .360 3.91 228 77 59 5 1 8 627.2 619 299 273 60 246 36 452 19 6 9 2701 89 1.378 8.9 0.9 3.5 6.5 1.84
162 Game Avg. 6 11 .360 3.91 51 17 13 1 0 2 140 138 67 61 13 55 8 101 4 1 2 602 89 1.378 8.9 0.9 3.5 6.5 1.84
CLE (4 yrs) 14 33 .298 4.39 130 46 32 2 0 5 359.0 345 183 175 44 148 19 288 12 3 3 1541 82 1.373 8.6 1.1 3.7 7.2 1.95
TEX (2 yrs) 13 13 .500 3.14 85 30 24 3 1 3 249.0 253 105 87 13 88 14 157 7 2 6 1075 104 1.369 9.1 0.5 3.2 5.7 1.78
CHC (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 5.03 13 1 3 0 0 0 19.2 21 11 11 3 10 3 7 0 1 0 85 81 1.576 9.6 1.4 4.6 3.2 0.70
AL (6 yrs) AL 27 46 .370 3.88 215 76 56 5 1 8 608.0 598 288 262 57 236 33 445 19 5 9 2616 90 1.372 8.9 0.8 3.5 6.6 1.89
NL (2 yrs) NL 0 2 .000 5.03 13 1 3 0 0 0 19.2 21 11 11 3 10 3 7 0 1 0 85 81 1.576 9.6 1.4 4.6 3.2 0.70

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1968 23 CLE AL 91.2 7 42 39 2 1.0 -3 -0.7 $
1969 24 CLE AL 117.1 12 48 68 -4 1.1 20 1.9 $
1970 25 CLE AL 88.0 15 51 52 1 1.1 1 0.0 $
1971 26 CLE AL 62.0 12 42 38 -1 1.1 -4 -0.5 $
1972 27 TEX AL 161.2 20 50 75 -3 1.0 25 2.9 $
1973 28 TEX AL 87.1 10 55 54 -6 .9 -1 -0.4 $
1973 28 CHC NL 18.1 1 7 11 -1 .8 4 0.3 $
1974 29 CHC NL 1.1 0 4 1 0 1.5 -3 -0.4 $
7 Seasons 627.2 77 299 338 -12 1.0 39 3.1 $
CLE (4 yrs) 359.0 46 183 197 -2 1.1 14 0.7 $
TEX (2 yrs) 249.0 30 105 129 -9 1.0 24 2.5 $
CHC (2 yrs) 19.2 1 11 12 -1 .8 1 -0.1 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 23 CLE AL 36 26 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .167 .200 .167 .367 13 4 0 0 1 0 0 1/3
1969 24 CLE AL 47 29 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .036 .000 .036 -89 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1970 25 CLE AL 30 27 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1971 26 CLE AL 17 22 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .053 .143 .053 .195 -44 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 27 TEX AL 49 52 48 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .167 .184 .229 .413 25 11 0 0 3 0 0 1
1973 28 TOT MLB 48 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 28 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 28 CHC NL 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 29 CHC NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 229 160 148 8 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 56 .115 .144 .135 .279 -19 20 1 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 113 105 6 12 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 40 .115 .144 .135 .279 -19 14 1 0 5 0 0
CLE (4 yrs) 130 104 96 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 34 .094 .130 .094 .224 -36 9 1 0 4 0 0
TEX (2 yrs) 86 52 48 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .167 .184 .229 .413 25 11 0 0 3 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 13 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 216 156 144 8 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 53 .118 .148 .139 .287 -17 20 1 0 7 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 13 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1968 23 CLE AL 26 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1/3
1969 24 CLE AL 29 -7 0 -1 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1970 25 CLE AL 27 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $19,000 1
1971 26 CLE AL 22 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1972 27 TEX AL 52 -4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1973 28 CHC NL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
6 Seasons 160 -21 0 -1 0 0 13 6 -3 -0.8 -3 -0.3 -0.5 $19,000
CLE (4 yrs) 104 -16 0 -1 0 0 9 4 -4 -0.8 -4 -0.4 -0.4 $19,000
TEX (1 yr) 52 -4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $
CHC (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1968 CLE AL 23 P 36 7 0 91.2 13 3 9 1 0 .923 1.18 0.33 .957 1.89 1.88 4 1 20% 0
1968 CLE AL 23 1B 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.50
1969 CLE AL 24 P 47 12 0 117.1 16 1 14 1 1 .938 1.15 0.32 .951 1.88 1.88 15 6 29% 3
1970 CLE AL 25 P 30 15 1 88.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 0.82 0.27 .951 1.86 1.85 3 3 50% 0
1971 CLE AL 26 P 17 12 1 62.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.16 0.47 .958 1.97 1.97 0 1 100% 0
1972 TEX AL 27 P 49 20 2 161.2 26 7 19 0 3 1.000 1.45 0.53 .950 1.86 1.85 3 4 57% 1
1973 TOT MLB 28 P 47 11 1 105.2 27 4 22 1 2 .963 2.21 0.55 .951 1.86 1.86 5 3 38% 2
1973 TEX AL 28 P 36 10 1 87.1 23 3 19 1 2 .957 2.27 0.61 .951 1.85 1.85 4 2 33% 1
1973 CHC NL 28 P 11 1 0 18.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.96 0.36 .950 1.87 1.88 1 1 50% 1
1974 CHC NL 29 P 2 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.90 0 0 0
7 Seasons P 228 77 5 627.2 99 19 76 4 7 .960 1.36 0.42 .952 1.88 1.87 30 18 38% 6
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.50
7 Seasons TOT 229 77 5 627.2 99 19 76 4 7 .960 0 0 1.36 0.41 .952 1.88 1.91 30 18 38% 6
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1972 AL  2.17 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL  0.223 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1972 AL  139 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1971), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bob Kipper (954)
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  8. Paul LaPalme (951)
  9. John O'Donoghue (950)
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  3. Jim Crawford (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. John Henry Johnson (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Grant Jackson (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Grant Jackson (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197025Cleveland Indians$19,0003/6/71 TSN
197328Texas Rangers$30,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$49,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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