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Mike Paul
Michael George Paul

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 183 lb.
School University of Arizona

Debut May 27, 1968
  vs. MIN 2.7 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv
Final Game April 16, 1974
Born April 18, 1945 in Detroit, MI

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1967 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1967. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1968 23 CLE AL   5   8  36   7   0   0  13  3   91.7   72   42   40  11   35   87   5   0   383   5   1  3.93  2.98   76 1.167
 1969 24 CLE AL   5  10  47  12   0   0  15  2  117.3  104   48   47  12   54   98   2   1   497  11   1  3.61  3.74  104 1.347
 1970 25 CLE AL   2   8  30  15   1   0   3  0   88.0   91   51   47  13   45   70   0   2   390   0   0  4.81  3.90   81 1.545
 1971 26 CLE AL   2   7  17  12   1   0   1  0   62.0   78   42   41   8   14   33   5   0   271   3   1  5.95  3.81   64 1.484
 1972 27 TEX AL   8   9  49  20   2   1  11  1  161.7  149   50   39   4   52  108   2   3   674  12   2  2.17  3.01  139 1.243
 1973 28 TOT      5   5  47  11   1   0  16  2  105.7  121   62   55  11   45   55   5   3   477   4   1  4.68  3.75   80 1.571
         TEX AL   5   4  36  10   1   0  13  2   87.3  104   55   48   9   36   49   5   3   401   2   0  4.95  3.71   75 1.603
         CHC NL   0   1  11   1   0   0   3  0   18.3   17    7    7   2    9    6   0   0    76   2   1  3.44  3.93  114 1.418
 1974 29 CHC NL   0   1   2   0   0   0   0  0    1.3    4    4    4   1    1    1   0   0     9   1   0 27.00  3.81   14 3.750
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .360  27  48 228  77   5   1  59  8  627.7  619  299  273  60  246  452  19   9  2701  36   6  3.91  3.47   89 1.378
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  10  50  17   1   0  13  1  139.7  138   66   60  13   54  100   4   2   602   8   1  3.91  3.47   89 1.378
 Career High      8  10  49  20   2   1  16  3  161.7  149   62   55  13   54  108   5   3   674  12   2  2.17  3.90  139 1.167

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 23 CLE AL  36   24    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  13  .167  .200  .167   13    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 24 CLE AL  47   27    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .000  .036  .000  -89    0   1   0   0   0   1
 1970 25 CLE AL  30   26    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .154  .154  .154  -16    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1971 26 CLE AL  17   19    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .053  .143  .053  -44    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 27 TEX AL  49   48    2    8   3  0   0    1   0  0   1  19  .167  .184  .229   25   11   3   0   0   0   0
 1973 28 TOT     11    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  11    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      192  148    8   17   3  0   0    1   0  0   5  56  .115  .144  .135  -19   20   7   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        125    7   14   3  0   0    1   0  0   4  47  .115  .144  .135  -19   17   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     49   48    2    8   3  0   0    1   0  0   2  19                          11   3   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 23 CLE AL   26   21    1   1.3    79| .167  .237| .200  .306| .167  .351| .367  .657|  13  .136  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1969 24 CLE AL   29   29    0   0.0    97| .000  .258| .036  .335| .000  .389| .036  .724| -89  .000  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1970 25 CLE AL   27   23    1   1.2   101| .154  .262| .154  .337| .154  .400| .308  .738| -16  .085  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1971 26 CLE AL   22   19    0   0.0    99| .053  .265| .143  .338| .053  .393| .196  .732| -44  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1972 27 TEX AL   52   43    2   1.2    80| .167  .242| .184  .310| .229  .349| .413  .659|  25  .124  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1973 28 TOT       4    4    0   0.0   102| .000  .270| .000  .340| .000  .402| .000  .743|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL    4    4    0   0.0   102| .000  .270| .000  .340| .000  .402| .000  .743|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       160  139    4   0.8    90| .115  .251| .144  .323| .135  .373| .279  .696| -19  .049 -23.3  -2.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 23 CLE AL P 36 3 9 1 0 .923 .960 0.33 0.73 1.18 1.89 7 91.7 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 1969 24 CLE AL P 47 1 14 1 1 .938 .949 0.32 0.69 1.15 1.88 12 117.3 1970 25 CLE AL P 30 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 0.27 0.67 0.82 1.86 15 88.0 1971 26 CLE AL P 17 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.47 0.77 1.17 1.98 12 61.7 1972 27 TEX AL P 49 7 19 0 3 1.000 .949 0.53 0.75 1.45 1.86 20 161.7 1973 28 TOT P 47 4 22 1 2 .963 .952 0.55 0.83 2.22 1.86 11 105.6 TEX AL P 36 3 19 1 2 .957 .952 0.61 0.86 2.27 1.86 10 87.3 CHC NL P 11 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.73 1.97 1.87 1 18.3 1974 29 CHC NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 2.08 0 1.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 23 CLE AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 1968 23 CLE AL P 36 3 9 1 0 .923 .960 0.33 0.73 1.18 1.89 7 91.7 1969 24 CLE AL P 47 1 14 1 1 .938 .949 0.32 0.69 1.15 1.88 12 117.3 1970 25 CLE AL P 30 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 0.27 0.67 0.82 1.86 15 88.0 1971 26 CLE AL P 17 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.47 0.77 1.17 1.98 12 61.7 1972 27 TEX AL P 49 7 19 0 3 1.000 .949 0.53 0.75 1.45 1.86 20 161.7 1973 28 TOT P 47 4 22 1 2 .963 .952 0.55 0.83 2.22 1.86 11 105.6 TEX AL P 36 3 19 1 2 .957 .952 0.61 0.86 2.27 1.86 10 87.3 CHC NL P 11 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.73 1.97 1.87 1 18.3 1974 29 CHC NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 2.08 0 1.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 228 19 76 4 7 .960 .952 0.42 0.74 77 627.3 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0 0.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 229 19 76 4 7 .960 .952 0.41 0.77
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1972 AL-2.17-6

Adjusted ERA+
1972 AL-139-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1934) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1967 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1967.

December 2, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Roy Foster, Rich Hand, and Ken Suarez to the Texas Rangers for Del Unser, Denny Riddleberger, Terry Ley, and Gary Jones.

August 31, 1973: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Larry Gura (November 14, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

April 28, 1974: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


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