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Mike Paul

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: April 18, 1945 in Detroit, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Pius X HS (Downey, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: May 27, 1968 (Age 23-039d, 12,709th in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.2 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: April 16, 1974 (Age 28-363d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Michael George Paul

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

3.91

228

627.2

452

WHIP

1.378

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	22	CLE-min	A,AAA	5	6	.455	2.34	18	14		5	0		104.0	86	36	27	8	32	4	140	6	0	2				1.135	7.4	0.7	2.8	12.1	4.38	REN,POR CALL,PCL
1968	23	CLE-min	A	2	1	.667	1.09	4	4		2	1		33.0	18	6	4	2	6	0	49	2	0	0				0.727	4.9	0.5	1.6	13.4	8.17	REN CALL
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	3.36	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	3.60	1.347	8.0	0.9	4.1	7.5	1.81
1970	25	CLE-min	AAA	6	1	.857	2.15	10	9		3	0	1	71.0	60	19	17	4	15	3	46	3	0	0				1.056	7.6	0.5	1.9	5.8	3.07	WCH AA
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	4.50	1.545	9.3	1.3	4.6	7.2	1.56
1971	26	CLE-min	AAA	6	7	.462	4.37	17	17		2	1	0	107.0	102	55	52	14	42	8	79	3	0	1				1.346	8.6	1.2	3.5	6.6	1.88	WCH AA
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	3.98	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	2.39	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	4.30	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	4.19	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	4.80	1.418	8.3	1.0	4.4	2.9	0.67
1974	29	PHI-min	AAA	7	2	.778	3.32	33	6		4	1	0	76.0	87	33	28	3	19	2	49	0	0	0				1.395	10.3	0.4	2.3	5.8	2.58	TOL IL
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	13.08	3.750	27.0	6.8	6.8	6.8	1.00
1975	30	PHI-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.67	45	6		0	0	0	79.0	95	45	41	8	16	6	60	3	0	3				1.405	10.8	0.9	1.8	6.8	3.75	TOL IL
7 Yrs				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	3.55	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	3.55	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	3.83	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	3.02	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	5.36	1.576	9.6	1.4	4.6	3.2	0.70

AL (6 yrs)				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	3.50	1.372	8.9	0.8	3.5	6.6	1.89
NL (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	5.36	1.576	9.6	1.4	4.6	3.2	0.70