Paul Hines

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

Paul Hines was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1891 for 10 teams, including the Washington Nationals, a span of 20 seasons. In 1,658 career games, he hit .302 with 2,133 hits, 57 home runs, and 855 RBI. Paul Hines was a Triple Crown. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 22,374.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

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

Paul Hines — 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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Paul Hines 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
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

Paul Hines — 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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Paul Hines — Season-by-Season Pitching
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

Paul Hines — 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

Paul Hines — 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

Paul Hines — 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

Paul Hines — 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

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Paul Hines Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Paul Hines — 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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Paul Hines: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 20, 1872 and the final game on July 3, 1891, Paul Hines built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Washington Nationals (1872 to 1887), the Washington Blue Legs (1873), the Chicago White Stockings (1874 through 1877), the Providence Grays (1878 to 1885), the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1888 through 1889), the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1890), the Boston Beaneaters (1890), and the Washington Statesmen (1891). Hines played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 1, 1855, in VA, USA, Hines was listed at 5 feet, 9 inches and 173 pounds. The bio records the death on July 10, 1935, in Hyattsville, MD, USA. The bio lists the given name Paul Aloysius.

The batting record for Hines: 1,658 games, 2,133 hits in 7,062 at bats, and a .302 average, plus 57 home runs, 855 runs batted in, and 163 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .340 and .409 give Hines a career OPS of .749.

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 2,133 hits.
What teams did Paul Hines play for?
Paul Hines played for 10 teams: the Washington Nationals (1872), the Washington Blue Legs (1873), the Chicago White Stockings (1874–1875), the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1877), the Providence Grays (1878–1885), the Washington Nationals (1886–1887), the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1888–1889), the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1890), the Boston Beaneaters (1890), and the Washington Statesmen (1891).
What awards did Paul Hines win?
Paul Hines won the Triple Crown (1878).
What were Paul Hines's career stats?
In 1,658 games, Paul Hines had 2,133 hits, 57 home runs, 855 RBI, 1,217 runs, and 163 stolen bases, with a .302 batting average.
What position did Paul Hines play?
Paul Hines played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Hines and how much did he weigh?
Paul Hines was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 173 pounds.
How many home runs did Paul Hines hit each season?
Paul Hines's home runs by season: 0 in 1872, 1 in 1873, 0 in 1874, 0 in 1875, 2 in 1876, 0 in 1877, 4 in 1878, 2 in 1879, 3 in 1880, 2 in 1881, 4 in 1882, 4 in 1883, 3 in 1884, 1 in 1885, 9 in 1886, 10 in 1887, 4 in 1888, 6 in 1889, 2 in 1890, and 0 in 1891. His most in one season was 10, in 1887.
What was Paul Hines's career batting average?
Paul Hines batted .302 over his career, with 2,133 hits in 7,062 at bats.
How many RBI did Paul Hines have?
Paul Hines drove in 855 runs in his career.
What was Paul Hines's career ERA?
Paul Hines finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Paul Hines in the Hall of Fame?
No. Paul Hines has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.