Paul Hines

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1872-1891)

AVG .302
HR 57
RBI 855
H 2,133
OPS .749
PIV 22,374
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 173 lb
Born
3/1/1855 in VA, USA
Died
7/10/1935 in Hyattsville, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1872-04-20
Last Game
1891-07-03
Awards
Triple Crown

Full name: Paul Aloysius Hines

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,658 7,062 1,217 2,133 399 93 57 855 163 372 310 .302 .340 .409 .749 22,374

Career AVG .302 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +18.4% above league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .303 across their career seasons — +12.3% above league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +20.8% above league average.

Career OPS .749 vs. league average .642 across their career seasons — +16.7% above 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
1872 WS4 11 49 9 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .224 — — — — 0.0
1873 WS5 39 181 33 60 6 3 1 29 0 1 2 .331 .290 (+14%) .304 (+10%) .357 (+16%) .661 (+13%) 356.2
1874 CH2 59 271 47 80 10 2 0 34 4 4 4 .295 .273 (+8%) .282 (+8%) .333 (+4%) .615 (+6%) 260.3
1875 CH2 68 308 45 101 14 4 0 36 6 1 0 .328 .253 (+29%) .260 (+27%) .309 (+29%) .570 (+28%) 1195.0
1876 CHN NL 64 305 62 101 21 3 2 59 0 1 3 .331 .265 (+25%) .277 (+20%) .320 (+37%) .598 (+29%) 1243.4
1877 CHN NL 60 261 44 73 11 7 0 23 0 1 8 .280 .271 (+3%) .289 (-2%) .337 (+11%) .626 (+5%) 124.2
1878 PRO NL 62 257 42 92 13 4 4 50 0 2 10 .358 .259 (+38%) .278 (+30%) .319 (+52%) .597 (+42%) 1526.1
1879 PRO NL 85 409 81 146 25 10 2 52 0 8 16 .357 .255 (+40%) .270 (+36%) .328 (+47%) .599 (+42%) 2589.1
1880 PRO NL 85 374 64 115 20 2 3 35 0 13 17 .307 .244 (+26%) .267 (+24%) .319 (+24%) .586 (+24%) 1390.4
1881 PRO NL 80 361 65 103 27 5 2 31 0 13 12 .285 .260 (+10%) .290 (+7%) .338 (+20%) .628 (+14%) 731.5
1882 PRO NL 84 379 73 117 28 10 4 34 0 10 14 .309 .248 (+24%) .275 (+18%) .329 (+42%) .605 (+31%) 1700.7
1883 PRO NL 97 442 94 132 32 4 4 45 0 18 23 .299 .257 (+16%) .285 (+14%) .345 (+21%) .631 (+18%) 1285.3
1884 PRO NL 114 490 94 148 36 10 3 41 0 44 28 .302 .243 (+24%) .278 (+29%) .327 (+33%) .606 (+31%) 2621.1
1885 PRO NL 98 411 63 111 20 4 1 35 0 19 18 .270 .244 (+11%) .287 (+5%) .325 (+6%) .613 (+6%) 352.1
1886 WS8 NL 121 487 80 152 30 8 9 56 21 35 21 .312 .246 (+27%) .302 (+18%) .331 (+39%) .634 (+29%) 2419.0
1887 WS8 NL 123 478 83 147 32 5 10 72 46 48 24 .308 .270 (+14%) .331 (+15%) .373 (+23%) .705 (+19%) 1857.5
1888 IN3 NL 133 513 84 144 26 3 4 58 31 41 45 .281 .238 (+18%) .290 (+18%) .319 (+15%) .610 (+16%) 1597.9
1889 IN3 NL 121 486 77 148 27 1 6 72 34 49 22 .305 .263 (+15%) .334 (+12%) .357 (+12%) .691 (+12%) 1222.5
1890 PIT NL 31 121 11 22 1 0 0 9 6 11 7 .182 .260 (-30%) .336 (-24%) .351 (-46%) .687 (-35%) -636.7
1890 BSN NL 69 273 41 72 12 3 2 48 9 32 20 .264 .260 (+1%) .336 (+4%) .351 (avg) .687 (+2%) -636.7
1891 WS9 AA 54 206 25 58 7 5 0 31 6 21 16 .282 .254 (+11%) .331 (+13%) .343 (+6%) .675 (+10%) 402.1
Career · 21 seasons 1,658 7,062 1,217 2,133 399 93 57 855 163 372 310 .302 — — — — 21,601

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.11 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1884 PRO NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0.00 — 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
3 8 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1884 WS PRO 3 8 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 .250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 194 8 1910 83 83 105
2B 74 10 180 227 84 24
3B 18 2 36 37 18 1
C 3 0 4 1 2 0
OF 1376 49 2694 237 385 56
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 16 0 20 37 18 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1872 WS4 1B 9 8 74 1 12 0
1872 WS4 3B 2 2 2 2 3 0
1872 WS4 C 1 0 2 1 1 0
1873 WS5 2B 2 0 8 11 3 3
1873 WS5 C 1 0 2 0 1 0
1873 WS5 OF 36 0 83 4 22 0
1874 CH2 2B 11 10 28 24 15 2
1874 CH2 OF 50 49 137 5 20 2
1874 CH2 SS 2 0 2 4 5 0
1875 CH2 2B 30 0 88 110 36 11
1875 CH2 C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1875 CH2 OF 39 0 81 7 11 3
1875 CH2 SS 1 0 0 1 1 1
1876 CHN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1876 CHN OF 64 0 159 8 14 4
1877 CHN 2B 11 0 27 36 17 4
1877 CHN OF 49 0 75 4 19 1
1878 PRO OF 61 0 109 15 22 4
1878 PRO SS 1 0 0 5 2 0
1879 PRO OF 85 0 146 24 26 3
1880 PRO 1B 4 0 50 1 0 3
1880 PRO 2B 6 0 9 19 2 1
1880 PRO OF 75 0 148 17 13 7
1881 PRO 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1881 PRO 2B 4 0 6 9 5 2
1881 PRO OF 78 0 178 14 22 2
1882 PRO 1B 2 0 24 0 2 3
1882 PRO OF 82 0 151 16 27 4
1883 PRO 1B 9 0 99 6 4 8
1883 PRO OF 89 0 169 21 20 2
1884 PRO 1B 7 0 64 0 3 4
1884 PRO OF 108 0 202 20 26 5
1884 PRO P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1885 PRO 1B 4 0 44 1 2 1
1885 PRO 2B 1 0 1 3 0 0
1885 PRO 3B 1 0 1 2 1 0
1885 PRO OF 92 0 199 18 34 3
1885 PRO SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1886 WS8 1B 10 0 95 1 4 3
1886 WS8 2B 3 0 5 6 2 1
1886 WS8 3B 15 0 33 33 14 1
1886 WS8 OF 92 0 167 19 21 1
1886 WS8 SS 5 0 11 7 6 0
1887 WS8 1B 7 0 75 1 3 0
1887 WS8 2B 5 0 8 9 4 0
1887 WS8 OF 109 0 180 14 25 5
1887 WS8 SS 4 0 7 15 3 2
1888 IN3 1B 6 0 57 1 3 6
1888 IN3 OF 125 0 255 13 26 3
1888 IN3 SS 2 0 0 4 1 0
1889 IN3 1B 109 0 1090 57 43 66
1889 IN3 OF 12 0 31 4 0 0
1890 PIT 1B 17 0 166 13 5 8
1890 PIT OF 14 0 29 2 6 1
1890 BSN 1B 1 0 9 0 0 0
1890 BSN OF 69 0 114 4 16 2
1891 WS9 1B 8 0 63 1 2 3
1891 WS9 OF 47 0 81 8 15 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 3
First Base 193
Second Base 74
Third Base 18
Shortstop 16
Left Field 68
Center Field 1303
Right Field 7

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1878 Triple Crown

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Pete Fox
    .298 avg, 65 HR
  2. 96
    Gee Walker
    .294 avg, 124 HR
  3. 94
    Cy Seymour
    .303 avg, 52 HR
  4. 87
    John Anderson
    .290 avg, 50 HR
  5. 86
    Jack Tobin
    .309 avg, 64 HR
  6. 84
    Curt Flood
    .293 avg, 85 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Hines

What years did Paul Hines play?
Paul Hines played in Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1891.
Was Paul Hines a pitcher?
No. Paul Hines was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Paul Hines hit?
Paul Hines hit 57 career home runs with 2133 hits.