Paul Abbott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2004)

Paul Abbott was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2004 for 6 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 15 seasons. Across 162 career appearances, he went 43-37 with a 4.92 ERA and 496 strikeouts.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 43–37
ERA 4.92
WHIP 1.49
SO 496
Pitcher PIV -13635.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
9/15/1967 in Van Nuys, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1990-08-21
Last Game
2004-08-07

Full name: Paul David Abbott

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Career Pitching Statistics

Paul Abbott — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
43 37 162 112 1 0 0 720.2 682 394 101 393 496 4.92 -13635.2

Career ERA 4.92 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 14.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Paul Abbott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 MIN AL 0 5 7 7 0 0 0 34.2 37 23 28 25 5.97 3.86 (-55%) -12.4
1991 MIN AL 3 1 15 3 0 0 0 47.1 38 25 36 43 4.75 3.91 (-22%) -926.0
1992 MIN AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 4 5 13 3.27 3.75 (+13%) 139.9
1993 CLE AL 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 18.1 19 13 11 7 6.38 4.19 (-52%) -1549.0
1998 SEA AL 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 24.2 24 11 10 22 4.01 4.43 (+9%) 499.6
1999 SEA AL 6 2 25 7 0 0 0 72.2 50 25 32 68 3.10 4.71 (+34%) 949.3
2000 SEA AL 9 7 35 27 0 0 0 179.0 164 84 80 100 4.22 4.77 (+11%) -1531.7
2001 SEA AL 17 4 28 27 1 0 0 163.0 145 77 87 118 4.25 4.42 (+4%) -2398.8
2002 SEA AL 1 3 7 5 0 0 0 26.1 40 35 20 22 11.96 4.28 (-180%) -1233.6
2003 KCA AL 1 2 10 8 0 0 0 47.2 47 28 26 32 5.29 4.40 (-20%) -1469.6
2004 TBA AL 2 5 10 9 0 0 0 47.0 49 35 27 25 6.70 4.46 (-50%) -1936.9
2004 PHI NL 1 6 10 10 0 0 0 49.0 57 34 31 21 6.24 4.46 (-40%) -4166.1
Career · 12 seasons 43 37 162 112 1 0 0 720.2 682 394 393 496 4.92 — -13,635

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Paul Abbott — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
162 20 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .250 .250 .300 .550 0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Career OPS .550 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Paul Abbott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1990 MIN AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 MIN AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 MIN AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SEA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 SEA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 SEA AL 35 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
2001 SEA AL 28 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
2002 SEA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 KCA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TBA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 PHI NL 10 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .182 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 162 20 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .250 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Paul Abbott — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Paul Abbott — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALCS SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS1 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALCS SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS2 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Paul Abbott — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 4 3 0 18.2 17 12 19 9 5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Paul Abbott — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALCS SEA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 0 0 8 2 0.00
2001 ALDS1 SEA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 9 8 5 3 24.00
2000 ALCS SEA 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 3 3 3 3 5.40
2000 ALDS2 SEA 1 0 1 1 0 5.2 5 1 3 1 1.59

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Paul Abbott — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7781202.250
Away85121300.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Paul Abbott — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home77332.22751431702393.87
Away85388.04072512232575.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Paul Abbott — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-08-07 PHILADL 100000001
2004-07-29 PHIMIAL 000000000
2004-07-24 PHICHCW 201000200
2004-07-19 PHIATLL 200000000
2004-07-10 PHIATLL 200000001
2004-07-05 PHINYNW 210000001
2004-06-30 PHIWSNL 100000001
2004-06-25 PHIBOSL 000000000
2004-06-18 PHIKCRL 101000000
2004-06-13 PHIMINW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Paul Abbott — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-08-07 PHILAD L 5.2544920
2004-07-29 PHIMIA L 3.0888212
2004-07-24 PHICHC W 5.1733213
2004-07-19 PHIATL L 4.2844320
2004-07-10 PHIATL L 6.0522122
2004-07-05 PHINYN — 4.2452332
2004-06-30 PHIWSN — 5.0522242
2004-06-25 PHIBOS L 5.2755232
2004-06-18 PHIKCR L 4.0544401
2004-06-13 PHIMIN — 5.0300330

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Abbott — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 162 112 61 76 6 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Abbott — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 MIN P 7 7 2 2 1 1
1991 MIN P 15 3 3 4 0 0
1992 MIN P 6 0 2 3 0 0
1993 CLE P 5 5 2 3 1 0
1998 SEA P 4 4 1 3 0 0
1999 SEA P 25 7 7 8 0 1
2000 SEA P 35 27 12 19 1 3
2001 SEA P 28 27 16 13 0 3
2002 SEA P 7 5 2 6 0 0
2003 KCA P 10 8 8 6 1 0
2004 TBA P 10 9 3 7 2 0
2004 PHI P 10 10 3 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Paul Abbott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 162

Salary History

Paul Abbott — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2004 TBA AL $600,000
2002 SEA AL $3,425,000
2001 SEA AL $1,700,000
2000 SEA AL $285,000
1999 SEA AL $235,000
1992 MIN AL $126,000
1990 MIN AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $6,471,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Paul Abbott (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dick Drott
    27-46, 4.78 ERA
  2. 89
    Victor Zambrano
    45-44, 4.64 ERA
  3. 86
    Willie Banks
    33-39, 4.75 ERA
  4. 82
    Balor Moore
    28-48, 4.52 ERA
  5. 82
    Steve Dunning
    23-41, 4.56 ERA
  6. 80
    Jeff Robinson
    47-40, 4.79 ERA

Paul Abbott: the record in brief

Paul Abbott played a first major league game on August 21, 1990 and a last one on August 7, 2004. Abbott played for the Minnesota Twins (1990 through 1992), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Seattle Mariners (1998 to 2002), the Kansas City Royals (2003), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2004). Abbott, born on September 15, 1967, in Van Nuys, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 185 pounds. Abbott's full given name, per the bio, is Paul David Abbott.

Abbott pitched in 162 games, starting 112, and finished with a 43-37 record and 4.92 ERA. The totals include 496 strikeouts. Against a 4.31 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.92 mark was 14.3% worse. 2001 brought Abbott a season-high 17 wins. 2000 was Abbott's sharpest full season, a 4.22 ERA against the league's 4.77.

Abbott made 4 postseason pitching appearances, with a 1-1 record and 5.79 ERA. Those appearances came in 2000 and 2001.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Abbott

What years did Paul Abbott play?
Paul Abbott played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2004.
Was Paul Abbott a pitcher?
Yes. Paul Abbott pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 496 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Abbott hit?
Paul Abbott hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Paul Abbott's career batting average?
Paul Abbott batted .250 over his career, with 5 hits in 20 at bats.
How many RBI did Paul Abbott have?
Paul Abbott drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Paul Abbott's career ERA?
Paul Abbott finished with a 4.92 career ERA, going 43-37 with 496 strikeouts.