What years did Paul Lindblad play?

Paul Lindblad played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1978.

Was Paul Lindblad a pitcher?

Yes. Paul Lindblad pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 671 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Paul Lindblad hit?

Paul Lindblad hit 1 career home run with 26 hits.

What teams did Paul Lindblad play for?

Paul Lindblad played for 3 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1965–1971, 1973–1976), the Texas Rangers (1971–1972, 1977–1978), and the New York Yankees (1978).

What were Paul Lindblad's career stats?

In 655 games, Paul Lindblad went 68-63 with a 3.29 ERA, 671 strikeouts, 1,213.2 innings pitched, and 64 saves.

What position did Paul Lindblad play?

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

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

Paul Lindblad was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.

What was Paul Lindblad's career ERA?

Paul Lindblad finished with a 3.29 career ERA, going 68-63 with 671 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Paul Lindblad have?

Paul Lindblad recorded 671 career strikeouts.

Is Paul Lindblad in the Hall of Fame?

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

Paul Lindblad

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1978)

Paul Lindblad was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1978 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 14 seasons. Across 655 career appearances, he went 68-63 with a 3.29 ERA, 671 strikeouts, and 64 saves.

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 68–63

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.27

SO 671

Pitcher PIV -2646.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 8/9/1941 in Chanute, KS, USA
Died: 1/1/2006 in Arlington, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-15
Last Game: 1978-10-01

Full name: Paul Aaron Lindblad

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Career Pitching Statistics

Paul Lindblad — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	63	655	32	1	1	64	1213.2	1,157	443	112	384	671	3.29	-2646.5

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 8.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Paul Lindblad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	KC1	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	7.1	12	9	0	12	11.05	—	0.0
1966	KC1	AL	5	10	38	14	0	0	1	121.0	138	56	37	69	4.17	3.52 (-18%)	-1177.9
1967	KC1	AL	5	8	46	10	1	1	6	115.2	106	46	35	83	3.58	3.30 (-8%)	-1589.6
1968	OAK	AL	4	3	47	1	0	0	2	56.1	51	15	14	42	2.40	2.98 (+20%)	-59.3
1969	OAK	AL	9	6	60	0	0	0	9	78.1	72	36	33	64	4.14	3.61 (-14%)	139.7
1970	OAK	AL	8	2	62	0	0	0	3	63.1	52	19	28	42	2.70	3.89 (+31%)	-299.9
1971	OAK	AL	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	7	2	4	3.94	3.47 (-14%)	57.2
1971	WS2	AL	6	4	43	0	0	0	8	83.2	58	24	29	50	2.58	3.47 (+26%)	359.5
1972	TEX	AL	5	8	66	0	0	0	9	99.2	95	29	29	51	2.62	3.26 (+20%)	260.5
1973	OAK	AL	1	5	36	3	0	0	2	78.0	89	32	28	33	3.69	3.75 (+1%)	-973.3
1974	OAK	AL	4	4	45	2	0	0	6	100.2	85	23	30	46	2.06	3.63 (+43%)	1265.9
1975	OAK	AL	9	1	68	0	0	0	7	122.1	105	37	43	58	2.72	3.71 (+27%)	1190.6
1976	OAK	AL	6	5	65	0	0	0	5	114.2	111	39	24	37	3.06	3.51 (+13%)	744.4
1977	TEX	AL	4	5	42	1	0	0	4	98.2	103	46	29	46	4.20	4.00 (-5%)	-2040.8
1978	TEX	AL	1	1	18	0	0	0	2	39.2	41	16	15	25	3.63	3.69 (+2%)	421.4
1978	NYA	AL	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	18.1	21	9	8	9	4.42	3.69 (-20%)	-944.9
Career · 16 seasons			68	63	655	32	1	1	64	1,213.2	1,157	443	384	671	3.29	—	-2,646

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 Lindblad — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
657	133	6	26	6	0	1	6	0	2	35	.195	.206	.263	.469	0

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 22.4% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career OPS .469 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Paul Lindblad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	KC1	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	KC1	AL	38	34	0	5	2	0	0	1	10	.147	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	KC1	AL	48	34	1	7	1	1	3	0	7	.206	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	OAK	AL	47	8	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	OAK	AL	60	12	2	4	0	0	2	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	OAK	AL	62	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	OAK	AL	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	WS2	AL	43	19	2	3	2	0	1	0	5	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	TEX	AL	66	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	OAK	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	OAK	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	OAK	AL	68	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	OAK	AL	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	TEX	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	TEX	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	NYA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			657	133	6	26	6	1	6	2	35	.195	—	—	—	—	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 Lindblad — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Paul Lindblad — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
1978	WS	NYA	1	0	.000
1975	ALCS	OAK	2	0	.000
1973	WS	OAK	3	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Paul Lindblad — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	0	10.1	13	4	2	2	3.48

Playoff Pitching by Year

Paul Lindblad — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1978	WS	NYA	0	1	2.1	4	3	0	1	11.57
1975	ALCS	OAK	0	2	4.2	5	1	1	0	1.93
1973	WS	OAK	1	3	3.1	4	0	1	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Paul Lindblad — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	306	51	0	10	0	3	.196
Away	351	82	6	16	1	3	.195

Pitching — Home / Away

Paul Lindblad — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	306	582.2	525	178	156	301	2.75
Away	349	633.0	632	266	228	371	3.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Paul Lindblad — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1978-10-01	NYY	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978-09-22	NYY	CLE	—	4.0	3	1	1	2	2	1
1978-09-12	NYY	DET	—	4.2	4	1	1	4	3	0
1978-09-04	NYY	DET	—	3.0	6	2	2	0	2	1
1978-08-23	NYY	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-08-12	NYY	BAL	—	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1978-08-03	NYY	BOS	—	2.1	4	4	4	1	0	2
1978-07-31	TEX	NYY	—	5.2	7	3	3	1	5	0
1978-07-29	TEX	CHW	—	3.1	3	0	0	1	3	0
1978-07-28	TEX	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Lindblad — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	655	32	56	205	6	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Lindblad — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	KC1	P	4	0	1	3	1	0
1966	KC1	P	38	14	6	22	1	1
1967	KC1	P	46	10	4	17	0	1
1968	OAK	P	47	1	4	9	0	1
1969	OAK	P	60	0	2	11	0	0
1970	OAK	P	62	0	1	10	0	0
1971	OAK	P	8	0	1	3	0	0
1971	WS2	P	43	0	3	18	0	1
1972	TEX	P	66	0	0	15	0	1
1973	OAK	P	36	3	5	9	0	0
1974	OAK	P	45	2	1	19	1	1
1975	OAK	P	68	0	10	23	2	3
1976	OAK	P	65	0	9	21	1	1
1977	TEX	P	42	1	7	16	0	0
1978	TEX	P	18	0	0	5	0	1
1978	NYA	P	7	1	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Paul Lindblad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	655

Award Voting History

Paul Lindblad — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	7.0	336	0

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Paul Lindblad: the record in brief

September 15, 1965 and October 1, 1978 bracket Paul Lindblad's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Athletics (1965 to 1967), the Oakland Athletics (1968 to 1976), the Washington Senators (1971), the Texas Rangers (1972 through 1978), and the New York Yankees (1978). Listed as a pitcher, Lindblad batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds. The birth record reads August 9, 1941, in Chanute, KS, USA. Lindblad's death is recorded on January 1, 2006, in Arlington, TX, USA. Lindblad's full given name, per the bio, is Paul Aaron Lindblad.

The pitching table credits Lindblad with a 68-63 record and a 3.29 ERA in 655 games. The totals include 671 strikeouts and 64 saves. The leagues Lindblad pitched in allowed 3.57 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.1% better than average. 1969 brought Lindblad a season-high 9 wins. The strikeout high was 83 in 1967.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Lindblad

What years did Paul Lindblad play?: Paul Lindblad played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1978.
Was Paul Lindblad a pitcher?: Yes. Paul Lindblad pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 671 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Lindblad hit?: Paul Lindblad hit 1 career home run with 26 hits.
What teams did Paul Lindblad play for?: Paul Lindblad played for 3 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1965–1971, 1973–1976), the Texas Rangers (1971–1972, 1977–1978), and the New York Yankees (1978).
What were Paul Lindblad's career stats?: In 655 games, Paul Lindblad went 68-63 with a 3.29 ERA, 671 strikeouts, 1,213.2 innings pitched, and 64 saves.
What position did Paul Lindblad play?: Paul Lindblad played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Lindblad and how much did he weigh?: Paul Lindblad was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
What was Paul Lindblad's career ERA?: Paul Lindblad finished with a 3.29 career ERA, going 68-63 with 671 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Paul Lindblad have?: Paul Lindblad recorded 671 career strikeouts.
Is Paul Lindblad in the Hall of Fame?: No. Paul Lindblad has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.