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.

What teams did Paul Assenmacher play for?

Paul Assenmacher played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1986–1989), the Chicago Cubs (1989–1993), the New York Yankees (1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), and the Cleveland Indians (1995–1999).

What were Paul Assenmacher's career stats?

In 884 games, Paul Assenmacher went 61-44 with a 3.53 ERA, 807 strikeouts, 855.2 innings pitched, and 56 saves.

What was Paul Assenmacher's salary?

Paul Assenmacher's last recorded salary was $1,507,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $2,665,333, in 1993, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1999.

What position did Paul Assenmacher play?

Paul Assenmacher played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Paul Assenmacher and how much did he weigh?

Paul Assenmacher was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Paul Assenmacher's career ERA?

Paul Assenmacher finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 61-44 with 807 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Paul Assenmacher have?

Paul Assenmacher recorded 807 career strikeouts.

Is Paul Assenmacher in the Hall of Fame?

No. Paul Assenmacher has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Paul Assenmacher

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

Paul Assenmacher was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999 for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 14 seasons. Across 884 career appearances, he went 61-44 with a 3.53 ERA, 807 strikeouts, and 56 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16548.1.

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 October 17, 2026

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

Paul Assenmacher — 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	855.2	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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Paul Assenmacher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	ATL	NL	7	3	61	0	7	68.1	61	19	26	56	2.50	3.97 (+37%)	1295.5
1987	ATL	NL	1	1	52	0	2	54.2	58	31	24	39	5.10	4.29 (-19%)	-581.0
1988	ATL	NL	8	7	64	0	5	79.1	72	27	32	71	3.06	3.73 (+18%)	1715.8
1989	ATL	NL	1	3	49	0	0	57.2	55	23	16	64	3.59	3.71 (+3%)	2672.3
1989	CHN	NL	2	1	14	0	0	19.0	19	11	12	15	5.21	3.71 (-40%)	-24.9
1990	CHN	NL	7	2	74	1	10	103.0	90	32	36	95	2.80	3.86 (+28%)	1466.9
1991	CHN	NL	7	8	75	0	15	102.2	85	37	31	117	3.24	3.91 (+17%)	2817.4
1992	CHN	NL	4	4	70	0	8	68.0	72	31	26	67	4.10	3.75 (-10%)	873.0
1993	CHN	NL	2	1	46	0	0	38.2	44	15	13	34	3.49	4.19 (+17%)	264.3
1993	NYA	AL	2	2	26	0	0	17.1	10	6	9	11	3.12	4.19 (+26%)	322.1
1994	CHA	AL	1	2	44	0	1	33.0	26	13	13	29	3.55	4.51 (+21%)	895.0
1995	CLE	AL	6	2	47	0	0	38.1	32	12	12	40	2.82	4.45 (+37%)	1201.0
1996	CLE	AL	4	2	63	0	1	46.2	46	16	14	44	3.09	4.61 (+33%)	2225.4
1997	CLE	AL	5	0	75	0	4	49.0	43	16	15	53	2.94	4.39 (+33%)	1407.3
1998	CLE	AL	2	5	69	0	3	47.0	54	17	19	43	3.26	4.43 (+27%)	548.9
1999	CLE	AL	2	1	55	0	0	33.0	50	30	17	29	8.18	4.71 (-74%)	-551.0
Career · 16 seasons			61	44	884	1	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

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

Paul Assenmacher — 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

Paul Assenmacher — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1999	ALDS1	CLE	1	.000
1998	ALCS	CLE	3	.000
1998	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1997	ALCS	CLE	5	.000
1997	ALDS1	CLE	4	.000
1997	WS	CLE	5	.000
1996	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1995	ALCS	CLE	3	.000
1995	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1995	WS	CLE	4	.000
1989	NLCS	CHN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Paul Assenmacher — 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

Paul Assenmacher — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1.0	5	3	0	0	27.00
1998	ALCS	CLE	0	3	2.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
1998	ALDS1	CLE	0	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0.00
1997	ALCS	CLE	1	5	2.0	5	2	1	3	9.00
1997	ALDS1	CLE	0	4	3.1	2	2	2	2	5.40
1997	WS	CLE	0	5	4.0	5	0	0	6	0.00
1996	ALDS1	CLE	1	3	1.2	0	0	1	2	0.00
1995	ALCS	CLE	0	3	1.1	0	0	1	2	0.00
1995	ALDS1	CLE	0	3	1.2	0	0	0	3	0.00
1995	WS	CLE	0	4	1.1	1	1	3	3	6.75
1989	NLCS	CHN	0	2	0.2	3	1	0	0	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Paul Assenmacher — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	466	21	3	0	0	0	.000
Away	418	15	0	3	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Paul Assenmacher — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	466	457.1	436	180	140	444	3.54
Away	418	398.1	381	156	175	363	3.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Paul Assenmacher — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1999-10-03	CLE	TOR	—	0.1	0	2	0	1	1
1999-10-01	CLE	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-25	CLE	TOR	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
1999-09-23	CLE	DET	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0
1999-09-20	CLE	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-17	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-14	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	0
1999-09-12	CLE	CHW	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
1999-09-08	CLE	TEX	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-03	CLE	BAL	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Assenmacher — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	884	1	35	109	2	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Assenmacher — 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

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Paul Assenmacher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	884

Salary History

Paul Assenmacher's recorded salaries total $15,133,400 over 14 seasons, 1986 to 1999. Assenmacher's career, 1986 to 1999, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Paul Assenmacher — 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 recorded salary			$15,133,400

College History

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

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Paul Assenmacher: the record in brief

Paul Assenmacher's major league career runs from a debut on April 12, 1986 to a final game on October 3, 1999. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (1986 to 1989), the Chicago Cubs (1989 to 1993), the New York Yankees (1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), and the Cleveland Indians (1995 through 1999). Assenmacher is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. Assenmacher batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Assenmacher was born on December 10, 1960, in Detroit, MI, USA. The bio lists the given name Paul Andre.

Assenmacher went 61-44 with a 3.53 ERA in 884 games, 1 of them starts. Assenmacher had 807 strikeouts and 56 saves. The leagues Assenmacher pitched in allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.6% better than average. Assenmacher won 8 games in 1988, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 117 in 1991. Assenmacher saved 15 games in 1991, the season high.

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.
What teams did Paul Assenmacher play for?: Paul Assenmacher played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1986–1989), the Chicago Cubs (1989–1993), the New York Yankees (1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), and the Cleveland Indians (1995–1999).
What were Paul Assenmacher's career stats?: In 884 games, Paul Assenmacher went 61-44 with a 3.53 ERA, 807 strikeouts, 855.2 innings pitched, and 56 saves.
How much did Paul Assenmacher earn in his career?: Paul Assenmacher's recorded salaries total $15,133,400 over 14 seasons, 1986 to 1999. Assenmacher's career, 1986 to 1999, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Paul Assenmacher's salary?: Paul Assenmacher's last recorded salary was $1,507,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $2,665,333, in 1993, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1999.
What position did Paul Assenmacher play?: Paul Assenmacher played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Assenmacher and how much did he weigh?: Paul Assenmacher was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Paul Assenmacher's career ERA?: Paul Assenmacher finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 61-44 with 807 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Paul Assenmacher have?: Paul Assenmacher recorded 807 career strikeouts.
Is Paul Assenmacher in the Hall of Fame?: No. Paul Assenmacher has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.