Paul Splittorff

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 8, 1946 in Evansville, IN us

Died: May 25, 2011 in Blue Springs, MO

Buried: Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 25th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Morningside College (Sioux City, IA).

School: Morningside College (Sioux City, IA)

Debut: September 23, 1970 (Age 23-350d, 10,697th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 7.0 IP, 10 H, 8 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: June 26, 1984 (Age 37-262d)
vs. OAK 4.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Paul William Splittorff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

W

166

L

143

ERA

3.81

G

429

GS

392

SV

IP

2554.2

SO

1057

WHIP

1.340

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
1969	22	KCR-min	AAA,WRk	16	13	.552	4.50	37	34		11	1	0	214.0	239	123	107	26	88	3	122	2	0	9				1.528	10.1	1.1	3.7	5.1	1.39	OMA,RYL AA,FLIS
1970	23	KCR-min	AAA	8	12	.400	3.83	28	25		6	1	1	162.0	192	87	69	10	55	3	91	3	0	2				1.525	10.7	0.6	3.1	5.1	1.65	OMA AA
1970	23	KCR	AL	0	1	.000	7.27	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.2	16	9	7	1	5	0	10	0	0	0	46	54	3.56	2.423	16.6	1.0	5.2	10.4	2.00
1971	24	KCR-min	AAA	5	2	.714	1.48	8	8		3	1	0	61.0	51	16	10	3	10	0	51	1	1	1				1.000	7.5	0.4	1.5	7.5	5.10	OMA AA
1971	24	KCR	AL	8	9	.471	2.68	22	22	0	6	3	0	144.1	129	49	43	4	35	1	80	4	0	1	583	127	2.51	1.136	8.0	0.2	2.2	5.0	2.29	RoY-5
1972	25	KCR	AL	12	12	.500	3.13	35	33	0	12	2	0	216.0	189	81	75	11	67	2	140	4	0	6	876	97	2.75	1.185	7.9	0.5	2.8	5.8	2.09
1973	26	KCR	AL	20	11	.645	3.98	38	38	0	12	3	0	262.0	279	135	116	19	78	7	110	5	1	9	1119	102	3.62	1.363	9.6	0.7	2.7	3.8	1.41
1974	27	KCR	AL	13	19	.406	4.10	36	36	0	8	1	0	226.0	252	122	103	23	75	8	90	1	1	1	985	93	4.11	1.447	10.0	0.9	3.0	3.6	1.20
1975	28	KCR	AL	9	10	.474	3.17	35	23	5	6	3	1	159.0	156	75	56	10	56	10	76	1	0	6	682	122	3.52	1.333	8.8	0.6	3.2	4.3	1.36
1976	29	KCR	AL	11	8	.579	3.97	26	23	1	5	1	0	158.2	169	79	70	11	59	0	59	3	1	4	686	89	3.96	1.437	9.6	0.6	3.3	3.3	1.00
1977	30	KCR	AL	16	6	.727	3.69	37	37	0	6	2	0	229.0	243	104	94	11	83	2	99	2	0	5	980	110	3.61	1.424	9.6	0.4	3.3	3.9	1.19
1978	31	KCR	AL	19	13	.594	3.40	39	38	0	13	2	0	262.0	244	113	99	22	60	2	76	3	0	3	1069	112	3.82	1.160	8.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	1.27	CYA-7
1979	32	KCR	AL	15	17	.469	4.24	36	35	0	11	0	0	240.0	248	137	113	25	77	1	77	5	0	1	1026	101	4.47	1.354	9.3	0.9	2.9	2.9	1.00
1980	33	KCR	AL	14	11	.560	4.15	34	33	0	4	0	0	204.0	236	101	94	17	43	1	53	1	0	1	861	97	3.96	1.368	10.4	0.8	1.9	2.3	1.23
1981	34	KCR	AL	5	5	.500	4.36	21	15	1	1	0	0	99.0	111	48	48	12	23	4	48	1	2	0	419	83	3.93	1.354	10.1	1.1	2.1	4.4	2.09
1982	35	KCR	AL	10	10	.500	4.28	29	28	0	0	0	0	162.0	166	83	77	14	57	1	74	3	0	1	692	96	4.04	1.377	9.2	0.8	3.2	4.1	1.30
1983	36	KCR	AL	13	8	.619	3.63	27	27	0	4	0	0	156.0	159	77	63	9	52	2	61	1	0	3	667	112	3.74	1.353	9.2	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.17
1984	37	KCR	AL	1	3	.250	7.71	12	3	6	0	0	0	28.0	47	30	24	3	10	0	4	0	0	0	138	53	4.95	2.036	15.1	1.0	3.2	1.3	0.40
15 Yrs				166	143	.537	3.81	429	392	13	88	17	1	2554.2	2644	1243	1082	192	780	41	1057	34	5	41	10829	101	3.73	1.340	9.3	0.7	2.7	3.7	1.36
162 Game Avg.				14	12	.537	3.81	36	32	1	7	1	0	212	219	103	90	16	65	3	88	3	0	3	897	101	3.73	1.340	9.3	0.7	2.7	3.7	1.36

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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