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Mike Paul

1968–1974  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'0", 175 lb  ·  b. 1945 Detroit, MI

Career 27–48 · 3.91 ERA · 452 SO · 627.2 IP · 229 G · 17 H · 1 RBI · .115 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
1 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1972 Best season

Spanning 1972–1972, peaking at 1 titles in 1972.

Team records #1 Rangers 1972 ERA

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 5,915th Top-5 finishes 1

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1972 1.000

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1972 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

7 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1968 CLE AL 5 8 3.93 36 7 3 91.2 72 40 11 35 87 1.17
1969 CLE AL 5 10 3.61 47 12 2 117.1 104 47 12 54 98 1.35
1970 CLE AL 2 8 4.81 30 15 0 88.0 91 47 13 45 70 1.55
1971 CLE AL 2 7 5.95 17 12 0 62.0 78 41 8 14 33 1.48
1972 TEX AL 8 9 2.17 49 20 1 161.2 149 39 4 52 108 1.24
1973 TEX +1 AL 5 5 4.68 47 11 2 105.2 121 55 11 45 55 1.57
1974 CHN NL 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 4 4 1 1 1 3.75
Career — — 27 48 3.91 228 77 8 627.2 619 273 60 246 452 1.38

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1968 CLE AL 36 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 .167 .200 .167 .367
1969 CLE AL 47 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 .000 .036 .000 .036
1970 CLE AL 30 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
1971 CLE AL 17 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 .053 .143 .053 .195
1972 TEX AL 49 48 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 19 0 .167 .184 .229 .413
1973 TEX +1 AL 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 CHN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 229 148 8 17 3 0 0 1 5 56 0 .115 .144 .135 .279

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1968 CLE AL P 36 7 91.2 3 9 1 0 13 .923 0.33
1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1969 CLE AL P 47 12 117.1 1 14 1 1 16 .938 0.32
1970 CLE AL P 30 15 88.0 2 6 1 1 9 .889 0.27
1971 CLE AL P 17 12 62.0 2 6 0 0 8 1.000 0.47
1972 TEX AL P 49 20 162.0 7 19 0 3 26 1.000 0.53
1973 TEX AL P 47 11 105.2 4 22 1 2 27 .963 0.55
1974 CHN NL P 2 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
Career — — P 228 77 628.0 19 76 4 7 99 .960 0.42
— — 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00