Paul Assenmacher

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1999)

W–L 61–44
ERA 3.53
WHIP 1.32
SO 807
Pitcher PIV 16548.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
12/10/1960 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1986-04-12
Last Game
1999-10-03

Full name: Paul Andre Assenmacher

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
61 44 884 1 0 0 56 855.7 817 336 73 315 807 3.53 16548.1

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 15.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 ATL NL 7 3 61 0 0 0 7 68.3 61 19 26 56 2.50 3.97 (+37%) 1295.5
1987 ATL NL 1 1 52 0 0 0 2 54.7 58 31 24 39 5.10 4.29 (-19%) -581.0
1988 ATL NL 8 7 64 0 0 0 5 79.3 72 27 32 71 3.06 3.73 (+18%) 1715.8
1989 ATL NL 1 3 49 0 0 0 0 57.7 55 23 16 64 3.59 3.71 (+3%) 2672.3
1989 CHN NL 2 1 14 0 0 0 0 19.0 19 11 12 15 5.21 3.71 (-40%) -24.9
1990 CHN NL 7 2 74 1 0 0 10 103.0 90 32 36 95 2.80 3.86 (+28%) 1466.9
1991 CHN NL 7 8 75 0 0 0 15 102.7 85 37 31 117 3.24 3.91 (+17%) 2817.4
1992 CHN NL 4 4 70 0 0 0 8 68.0 72 31 26 67 4.10 3.75 (-10%) 873.0
1993 CHN NL 2 1 46 0 0 0 0 38.7 44 15 13 34 3.49 4.19 (+17%) 264.3
1993 NYA AL 2 2 26 0 0 0 0 17.3 10 6 9 11 3.12 4.19 (+26%) 322.1
1994 CHA AL 1 2 44 0 0 0 1 33.0 26 13 13 29 3.55 4.51 (+21%) 895.0
1995 CLE AL 6 2 47 0 0 0 0 38.3 32 12 12 40 2.82 4.45 (+37%) 1201.0
1996 CLE AL 4 2 63 0 0 0 1 46.7 46 16 14 44 3.09 4.61 (+33%) 2225.4
1997 CLE AL 5 0 75 0 0 0 4 49.0 43 16 15 53 2.94 4.39 (+33%) 1407.3
1998 CLE AL 2 5 69 0 0 0 3 47.0 54 17 19 43 3.26 4.43 (+27%) 548.9
1999 CLE AL 2 1 55 0 0 0 0 33.0 50 30 17 29 8.18 4.71 (-74%) -551.0
Career · 16 seasons 61 44 884 1 0 0 56 855.2 817 336 315 807 3.53 — 16,548

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
884 36 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 .083 .195 .111 .306 0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 41.0% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 72.5% below league average.

Career OPS .306 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 ATL NL 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 ATL NL 52 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 ATL NL 64 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1989 ATL NL 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CHN NL 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CHN NL 74 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CHN NL 75 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1992 CHN NL 70 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CHN NL 46 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1993 NYA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CHA AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 CLE AL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 884 36 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 .083 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALCS CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS1 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 WS CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 NLCS CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 36 0 0 20.0 23 9 8 26 4.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 5 3 0 0 27.00
1998 ALCS CLE 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
1998 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 3 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 2 0.00
1997 ALCS CLE 1 0 5 0 0 2.0 5 2 1 3 9.00
1997 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 4 0 0 3.3 2 2 2 2 5.40
1997 WS CLE 0 0 5 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 6 0.00
1996 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 3 0 0 1.7 0 0 1 2 0.00
1995 ALCS CLE 0 0 3 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 2 0.00
1995 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 3 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 3 0.00
1995 WS CLE 0 0 4 0 0 1.3 1 1 3 3 6.75
1989 NLCS CHN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 3 1 0 0 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home466213000.000
Away418150300.200

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home466457.14361801404443.54
Away418398.13811561753633.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-10-03 CLETOR — 0.1020110
1999-10-01 CLETOR — 0.2000010
1999-09-25 CLETOR — 0.1100000
1999-09-23 CLEDET — 0.1111100
1999-09-20 CLEDET — 0.1000000
1999-09-17 CLENYY — 1.0000010
1999-09-14 CLEBOS — 0.2322000
1999-09-12 CLECHW — 0.0000100
1999-09-08 CLETEX — 0.2000000
1999-09-03 CLEBAL W 0.1000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 884 1 35 109 2 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 ATL P 61 0 5 15 0 1
1987 ATL P 52 0 2 3 0 0
1988 ATL P 64 0 6 11 0 2
1989 ATL P 49 0 2 9 0 0
1989 CHN P 14 0 1 4 0 0
1990 CHN P 74 1 1 18 0 0
1991 CHN P 75 0 4 10 1 0
1992 CHN P 70 0 3 6 0 1
1993 CHN P 46 0 1 3 0 1
1993 NYA P 26 0 0 1 1 1
1994 CHA P 44 0 2 5 0 2
1995 CLE P 47 0 0 5 0 1
1996 CLE P 63 0 0 5 0 0
1997 CLE P 75 0 5 6 0 0
1998 CLE P 69 0 2 4 0 0
1999 CLE P 55 0 1 4 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 884

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1999 CLE AL $1,507,000
1998 CLE AL $1,325,000
1997 CLE AL $875,000
1996 CLE AL $871,400
1995 CLE AL $1,287,000
1994 CHA AL $2,637,334
1993 CHN NL $2,665,333
1992 CHN NL $1,913,333
1991 CHN NL $1,110,000
1990 CHN NL $450,000
1989 ATL NL $271,000
1988 ATL NL $81,000
1987 ATL NL $80,000
1986 ATL NL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $15,133,400

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Aquinas College Grand Rapids MI 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Matt Thornton
    36-46, 3.41 ERA
  2. 96
    Bryan Shaw
    43-46, 3.96 ERA
  3. 93
    Ryan Madson
    61-48, 3.48 ERA
  4. 92
    Bob Howry
    45-52, 3.84 ERA
  5. 92
    Steve Reed
    49-44, 3.63 ERA
  6. 92
    Jason Frasor
    35-35, 3.49 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Assenmacher

What years did Paul Assenmacher play?
Paul Assenmacher played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999.
Was Paul Assenmacher a pitcher?
Yes. Paul Assenmacher pitched in the major leagues, recording 61 wins and 807 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Assenmacher hit?
Paul Assenmacher hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.