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Paul Spoljaric

Paul Nikola Spoljaric

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 24, 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
High School: Springvalley HS (Kelowna, BC)
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1994 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Mariners/Royals/Phillies 1994-2000

Final Game: September 28, 2000 (Age 30)
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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
1994 23 TOR AL 0 1 .000 38.57 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 10 10 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 21 14 6.000 19.3 11.6 34.7 7.7 0.22
1996 25 TOR AL 2 2 .500 3.08 28 0 12 0 0 1 38.0 30 17 13 6 19 1 38 2 0 0 163 164 1.289 7.1 1.4 4.5 9.0 2.00
1997 26 TOT AL 0 3 .000 3.69 57 0 10 0 0 3 70.2 61 30 29 4 36 6 70 3 3 6 302 123 1.373 7.8 0.5 4.6 8.9 1.94
1997 26 TOR AL 0 3 .000 3.19 37 0 10 0 0 3 48.0 37 17 17 3 21 4 43 2 1 5 198 143 1.208 6.9 0.6 3.9 8.1 2.05
1997 26 SEA AL 0 0 4.76 20 0 0 0 0 0 22.2 24 13 12 1 15 2 27 1 2 1 104 95 1.721 9.5 0.4 6.0 10.7 1.80
1998 27 SEA AL 4 6 .400 6.48 53 6 10 0 0 0 83.1 85 67 60 14 55 3 89 1 0 10 387 71 1.680 9.2 1.5 5.9 9.6 1.62
1999 28 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 6.26 42 5 8 0 0 0 73.1 85 65 51 10 39 2 73 3 0 1 346 78 1.691 10.4 1.2 4.8 9.0 1.87
1999 28 PHI NL 0 3 .000 15.09 5 3 1 0 0 0 11.1 23 24 19 1 7 0 10 1 0 0 64 33 2.647 18.3 0.8 5.6 7.9 1.43
1999 28 TOR AL 2 2 .500 4.65 37 2 7 0 0 0 62.0 62 41 32 9 32 2 63 2 0 1 282 105 1.516 9.0 1.3 4.6 9.1 1.97
2000 29 KCR AL 0 0 6.52 13 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 9 7 7 4 5 0 6 0 0 0 40 80 1.448 8.4 3.7 4.7 5.6 1.20
6 Yrs 8 17 .320 5.52 195 12 44 0 0 4 277.1 275 196 170 41 163 13 278 9 3 17 1259 86 1.579 8.9 1.3 5.3 9.0 1.71
162 Game Avg. 3 6 .320 5.52 64 4 14 0 0 1 91 90 64 56 13 54 4 91 3 1 6 414 86 1.579 8.9 1.3 5.3 9.0 1.71
TOR (4 yrs) 4 8 .333 4.31 104 3 29 0 0 4 150.1 134 85 72 21 81 8 146 6 1 6 664 112 1.430 8.0 1.3 4.8 8.7 1.80
SEA (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 6.11 73 6 10 0 0 0 106.0 109 80 72 15 70 5 116 2 2 11 491 75 1.689 9.3 1.3 5.9 9.8 1.66
KCR (1 yr) 0 0 6.52 13 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 9 7 7 4 5 0 6 0 0 0 40 80 1.448 8.4 3.7 4.7 5.6 1.20
PHI (1 yr) 0 3 .000 15.09 5 3 1 0 0 0 11.1 23 24 19 1 7 0 10 1 0 0 64 33 2.647 18.3 0.8 5.6 7.9 1.43
AL (6 yrs) 8 14 .364 5.11 190 9 43 0 0 4 266.0 252 172 151 40 156 13 268 8 3 17 1195 93 1.534 8.5 1.4 5.3 9.1 1.72
NL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 15.09 5 3 1 0 0 0 11.1 23 24 19 1 7 0 10 1 0 0 64 33 2.647 18.3 0.8 5.6 7.9 1.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1994 23 TOR AL 2.1 2 1 10 38.57 5.41 -0.36 0.10 90.1 5.29 -9 -0.6 .7 0.0 -0.5 -8 .215 .496 $109,000
1996 25 TOR AL 38.0 28 0 17 4.03 5.54 -0.10 -0.41 100.2 5.24 5 0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.7 10 .515 .503 $112,500
1997 26 TOR AL 48.0 37 0 17 3.19 5.02 0.06 -0.38 100.1 4.58 7 0.7 1.5 0.1 1.3 13 .519 .504 $185,000
1997 26 SEA AL 22.2 20 0 13 5.16 5.23 0.04 -0.39 96.0 4.61 -2 -0.1 1.3 -0.1 0.0 1 .493 .499
1998 27 SEA AL 83.1 53 6 67 7.24 5.27 -0.08 -0.21 98.2 5.05 -20 -1.9 1.1 -0.2 -1.2 -11 .464 .488 $255,000
1999 28 PHI NL 11.1 5 3 24 19.06 4.95 0.28 0.00 100.9 4.71 -18 -1.3 .1 0.2 -1.0 -17 .240 .492 $450,000
1999 28 TOR AL 62.0 37 2 41 5.95 5.52 0.05 -0.31 102.1 5.27 -5 -0.4 .9 -0.1 0.1 3 .488 .497
2000 29 KCR AL 9.2 13 0 7 6.52 5.69 0.25 -0.42 105.1 5.28 -1 -0.1 .7 -0.0 -0.0 -0 .490 .499 $350,000
6 Seasons 277.1 195 12 196 6.36 5.32 0.00 -0.30 99.8 5.00 -43 -3.3 1.1 -0.2 -0.6 -9 .483 .497 $1,461,500
TOR (4 yrs) 150.1 104 3 85 5.09 5.36 0.01 -0.35 100.8 5.04 -2 0.1 1.1 -0.1 1.6 17 .501 .500 $406,500
SEA (2 yrs) 106.0 73 6 80 6.79 5.26 -0.06 -0.25 97.7 4.95 -22 -2.0 1.2 -0.3 -1.2 -9 .472 .494 $255,000
KCR (1 yr) 9.2 13 0 7 6.52 5.69 0.25 -0.42 105.1 5.28 -1 -0.1 .7 -0.0 -0.0 -0 .490 .499 $350,000
PHI (1 yr) 11.1 5 3 24 19.06 4.95 0.28 0.00 100.9 4.71 -18 -1.3 .1 0.2 -1.0 -17 .240 .492 $450,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1997 26 SEA AL ALDS L BAL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 21.6 0.0 0.0 5.4
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 21.6 0.0 0.0 5.4

Standard Batting

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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
1994 23 TOR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1996 25 TOR AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 TOT AL 57 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 TOR AL 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 SEA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 27 SEA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 28 TOT MLB 42 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1999 28 PHI NL 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1999 28 TOR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 29 KCR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 195 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOR (4 yrs) 104 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 190 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 23 TOR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 /1
1996 25 TOR AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $112,500 1
1997 26 TOR AL 37 1 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $185,000 1
1997 26 SEA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1998 27 SEA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $255,000 1
1999 28 PHI NL 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $450,000 /1
1999 28 TOR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2000 29 KCR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000 1
6 Seasons 195 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.2 2 $1,461,500
TOR (4 yrs) 104 1 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $406,500
SEA (2 yrs) 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $255,000
KCR (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000
PHI (1 yr) 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $450,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 26 SEA AL ALDS BAL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1994 TOR AL 23 P 2 1 0 2.1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 3.86 0.50 .955 1.54 1.70 1 1 50% 31% 1
1996 TOR AL 25 P 28 0 0 38.0 6 1 5 0 3 1.000 1.42 0.21 .960 1.78 1.76 2 0 0% 30% 0
1997 TOT AL 26 P 57 0 0 70.2 17 6 11 0 1 1.000 2.17 0.30 .955 1.71 1.69 5 3 38% 32% 2
1997 TOR AL 26 P 37 0 0 48.0 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.62 0.38 .955 1.71 1.69 5 3 38% 32% 2
1997 SEA AL 26 P 20 0 0 22.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.19 0.15 .953 1.71 1.69 0 0 0
1998 SEA AL 27 P 53 6 0 83.1 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.30 0.23 .958 1.78 1.76 10 1 9% 31% 2
1999 TOT MLB 28 P 42 5 0 73.1 12 1 9 2 0 .833 1.23 0.24 .952 1.69 1.67 16 3 16% 31% 3
1999 PHI NL 28 P 5 3 0 11.1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.59 0.40 .950 1.75 1.72 5 2 29% 29% 1
1999 TOR AL 28 P 37 2 0 62.0 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.16 0.22 .952 1.68 1.66 11 1 8% 33% 2
2000 KCR AL 29 P 13 0 0 9.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 4.66 0.38 .956 1.58 1.60 2 1 33% 30% 1
6 Seasons P 195 12 0 277.1 54 13 38 3 5 .944 1.66 0.26 .956 1.73 1.71 36 9 20% 31% 9
6 Seasons TOT 195 12 0 277.1 54 13 38 3 5 .944 1.66 0.26 .956 1.73 1.71 36 9 20% 31% 9
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1998 AL  10 (8th)

                                         

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199423Toronto Blue Jays$109,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199625Toronto Blue Jays$112,5001997 AP survey
199726Toronto Blue Jays$185,0001997 AP survey
199827Seattle Mariners$255,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
199928Philadelphia Phillies$450,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200029Kansas City Royals$350,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,461,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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