Paul Waner

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 153lb (173cm, 69kg)

Born: April 16, 1903 in Harrah, OK us

Died: August 29, 1965 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, FL

High School: Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: East Central University (Ada, OK)

Last Game: April 26, 1945 (Age 42-010d)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1952. (Voted by BBWAA on 195/234 ballots)
View Paul Waner's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Paul Glee Waner

Nicknames: Big Poison

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Relatives: Brother of Lloyd Waner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

74.8

9459

3152

113

.333

1627

RBI

1309

104

OBP

.404

SLG

.473

OPS

.878

OPS+

134

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1923	20	-9.2	San Francisco	PCL	AA		112		325		120	30	4	3						.369		.514		167
1924	21	-7.3	San Francisco	PCL	AA		160		587		209	46	5	8						.356		.492		289
1925	22	-5.9	San Francisco	PCL	AA		174		699		280	75	7	11						.401		.575		402
1926	23	-5.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	144	618	536	101	180	35	22	8	79	11	9	66	19	.336	.413	.528	.941	283		4	12		4
1927	24	-4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	155	709	623	114	237	42	18	9	131	5	6	60	14	.380	.437	.549	.986	342		3	23		2
1928	25	-3.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	152	697	602	142	223	50	19	6	86	6	9	77	16	.370	.446	.547	.992	329		5	13		1
1929	26	-2.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	151	703	596	131	200	43	15	15	100	15	9	89	24	.336	.424	.534	.958	318		3	15		3
1930	27	-1.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	145	665	589	117	217	32	18	8	77	18	9	57	18	.368	.428	.525	.952	309		4	15		0
1931	28	-0.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	150	646	559	88	180	35	10	6	70	6	9	73	21	.322	.404	.453	.857	253		4	10		4
1932	29	0.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	154	697	630	107	215	62	10	8	82	13	12	56	24	.341	.397	.510	.906	321		2	9		3
1933	30	1.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	154	694	618	101	191	38	16	7	70	3	4	60	20	.309	.372	.456	.828	282	10	2	14		7
1934	31	2.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	146	677	599	122	217	32	16	14	90	8	4	68	24	.362	.429	.539	.968	323	15	2	8		5
1935	32	3.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	139	623	549	98	176	29	12	11	78	2	8	61	22	.321	.392	.477	.869	262	15	3	10		1
1936	33	4.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	148	666	585	107	218	53	9	5	94	7	2	74	29	.373	.446	.520	.965	304	15	3	4		3
1937	34	5.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	154	690	619	94	219	30	9	2	74	4	3	63	34	.354	.414	.441	.855	273	11	0	8		5
1938	35	6.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	148	680	625	77	175	31	6	6	69	2	8	47	28	.280	.331	.378	.709	236	16	1	7		3
1939	36	7.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	125	506	461	62	151	30	6	3	45	0	3	35	18	.328	.375	.438	.813	202	12	0	10		5
1940	37	9.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	89	261	238	32	69	16	1	1	32	0	0	23	14	.290	.353	.378	.731	90	4	0	0		2
1941	38		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-BRO	106	385	329	45	88	10	2	2	50	1	5	55	14	.268	.372	.328	.701	108	10	0	1		2
1941	38	10.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	11	44	35	5	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	.171	.326	.171	.497	6	2	0	1		0
1941	38	10.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	95	341	294	40	82	10	2	2	46	1	5	47	14	.279	.378	.347	.725	102	8	0	0		2
1942	39	11.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	114	404	333	43	86	17	1	1	39	2	1	62	20	.258	.376	.324	.701	108	7	1	8		2
1943	40	11.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	82	267	225	29	70	16	0	1	26	0	0	35	9	.311	.406	.396	.802	89	9	1	6		0
1944	41		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	92	173	143	17	40	4	1	0	17	1	0	29	8	.280	.401	.322	.723	46	3	0	1		1
1944	41	12.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	83	164	136	16	39	4	1	0	16	0	0	27	7	.287	.405	.331	.736	45	3	0	1		1
1944	41	11.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	0	0	0		0
1945	42	11.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0		0
1946	43	18.5	Miami	FLIN	C		62	103	80	12	26	6	2	0	12	1		23	13	.325	.476	.450	.926	36		0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		2549	10762	9459	1627	3152	605	191	113	1309	104	101	1091	376	.333	.404	.473	.878	4478		38	174		53
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		508	1714	1691	12	635	157	18	22	12	1		23	13	.376		.529		894		0	0
All Levels (24 Seasons)							3057	12476	11150	1639	3787	762	209	135	1321	105	101	1114	389	.340		.482		5372		38	174		53

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		446	1611	1611		609	151	16	22						.378		.533		858
C (1 season)					Minors		62	103	80	12	26	6	2	0	12	1		23	13	.325	.476	.450	.926	36		0	0