Paul O'Neill

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-2001)

AVG .288
HR 281
RBI 1,269
H 2,105
OPS .833
PIV 18,817
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 200 lb
Born
2/25/1963 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1985-09-03
Last Game
2001-10-07
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Paul Andrew O'Neill

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,053 7,318 1,041 2,105 451 21 281 1,269 141 892 1,166 .288 .363 .470 .833 18,817

Career AVG .288 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OBP .363 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career SLG .470 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career OPS .833 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +12.7% 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
1985 CIN NL 5 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1986 CIN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CIN NL 84 160 24 41 14 1 7 28 2 18 29 .256 .262 (-3%) .331 (avg) .415 (+17%) .746 (+10%) 266.3
1988 CIN NL 145 485 58 122 25 3 16 73 8 38 65 .252 .254 (-1%) .317 (-4%) .377 (+10%) .695 (+4%) 209.4
1989 CIN NL 117 428 49 118 24 2 15 74 20 46 64 .276 .254 (+8%) .319 (+8%) .375 (+19%) .694 (+14%) 1114.2
1990 CIN NL 145 503 59 136 28 0 16 78 13 53 103 .270 .257 (+5%) .324 (+5%) .385 (+9%) .710 (+7%) 725.0
1991 CIN NL 152 532 71 136 36 0 28 91 12 73 107 .256 .255 (avg) .323 (+7%) .384 (+25%) .708 (+17%) 1830.3
1992 CIN NL 148 496 59 122 19 1 14 66 6 77 85 .246 .255 (-4%) .322 (+7%) .377 (-1%) .699 (+3%) 474.1
1993 NYA AL 141 498 71 155 34 1 20 75 2 44 69 .311 .265 (+17%) .332 (+11%) .403 (+25%) .735 (+18%) 1831.0
1994 NYA AL 103 368 68 132 25 1 21 83 5 72 56 .359 .269 (+33%) .338 (+36%) .424 (+42%) .763 (+39%) 3179.7
1995 NYA AL 127 460 82 138 30 4 22 96 1 71 76 .300 .266 (+12%) .337 (+14%) .417 (+26%) .755 (+21%) 1971.8
1996 NYA AL 150 546 89 165 35 1 19 91 0 102 76 .302 .269 (+12%) .340 (+21%) .426 (+11%) .767 (+15%) 2158.3
1997 NYA AL 149 553 89 179 42 0 21 117 10 75 92 .324 .266 (+21%) .336 (+18%) .419 (+23%) .756 (+21%) 2512.7
1998 NYA AL 152 602 95 191 40 2 24 116 15 57 103 .317 .266 (+19%) .335 (+11%) .420 (+21%) .755 (+17%) 2047.8
1999 NYA AL 153 597 70 170 39 4 19 110 11 66 89 .285 .271 (+5%) .344 (+2%) .433 (+6%) .778 (+4%) 463.3
2000 NYA AL 142 566 79 160 26 0 18 100 14 51 90 .283 .270 (+5%) .344 (-3%) .437 (-3%) .782 (-3%) -343.0
2001 NYA AL 137 510 77 136 33 1 21 70 22 48 59 .267 .263 (+1%) .332 (-1%) .426 (+8%) .758 (+4%) 376.5
Career · 17 seasons 2,053 7,318 1,041 2,105 451 21 281 1,269 141 892 1,166 .288 — — — — 18,817

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 2.0 2 3 1 4 2 13.50 0.0

Career ERA 13.50 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 214.4% worse 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
1987 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 4 2 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 4 2 13.50 — 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
85 299 39 85 17 2 11 39 38 41 .284

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALCS NYA 5 12 2 5 0 0 2 3 1 0 .417
2001 ALDS2 NYA 3 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091
2001 WS NYA 5 15 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .333
2000 ALCS NYA 6 20 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 .250
2000 ALDS1 NYA 5 19 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .211
2000 WS NYA 5 19 2 9 2 2 0 2 3 4 .474
1999 ALCS NYA 5 21 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 .286
1999 ALDS2 NYA 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
1999 WS NYA 4 15 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 2 .200
1998 ALCS NYA 6 25 6 7 2 0 1 3 3 4 .280
1998 ALDS2 NYA 3 11 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 .364
1998 WS NYA 4 19 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .211
1997 ALDS1 NYA 5 19 5 8 2 0 2 7 3 0 .421
1996 ALCS NYA 4 11 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 .273
1996 ALDS2 NYA 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
1996 WS NYA 5 12 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 .167
1995 ALDS2 NYA 5 18 5 6 0 0 3 6 5 5 .333
1990 NLCS CIN 5 17 1 8 3 0 1 4 1 1 .471
1990 WS CIN 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 .083

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home102835865411065152645.297
Away102537325001040129624.279

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away12.0234213.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2001-10-07 NYYTBRW 300000011
2001-10-06 NYYTBRL 301000010
2001-10-04 NYYTBRL 200000010
2001-10-03 NYYCHWW 412001200
2001-09-07 NYYBOSW 411000101
2001-09-04 NYYTORL 300000002
2001-09-02 NYYBOSW 300000011
2001-09-01 NYYBOSW 401000002
2001-08-31 NYYBOSW 400000001
2001-08-30 NYYTORW 300000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1987-06-19 CINATL — 2.0233421

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 26 18 191 8 2 16
OF 1932 1850 3724 110 46 20
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1985 CIN OF 2 2 3 1 0 0
1987 CIN 1B 2 2 17 0 0 2
1987 CIN OF 42 30 73 2 4 0
1987 CIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CIN 1B 21 16 173 8 2 14
1988 CIN OF 118 113 237 5 4 0
1989 CIN OF 115 112 223 7 4 1
1990 CIN OF 141 128 271 12 2 0
1991 CIN OF 150 145 301 13 2 2
1992 CIN OF 143 134 291 12 1 2
1993 NYA OF 138 121 230 7 2 0
1994 NYA OF 99 93 203 7 1 0
1995 NYA OF 121 117 220 3 3 0
1996 NYA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYA OF 146 146 293 7 0 3
1997 NYA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1997 NYA OF 146 145 292 7 5 0
1998 NYA OF 150 148 293 11 4 6
1999 NYA OF 151 150 291 10 8 3
2000 NYA OF 140 139 293 5 2 3
2001 NYA OF 130 127 210 1 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 26
Left Field 99
Center Field 23
Right Field 1848
Designated Hitter 24

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-07-28

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2001 NYA AL $7,250,000
2000 NYA AL $6,500,000
1999 NYA AL $6,250,000
1998 NYA AL $5,500,000
1997 NYA AL $5,500,000
1996 NYA AL $5,300,000
1995 NYA AL $2,850,000
1994 NYA AL $3,858,334
1993 NYA AL $3,833,333
1992 CIN NL $2,833,333
1991 CIN NL $975,000
1990 CIN NL $625,000
1989 CIN NL $215,000
1988 CIN NL $97,500
1987 CIN NL $65,000
Total Career Earnings $51,652,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 36.0 392 0
1997 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 37.0 392 0
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 14.0 392 0
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 150.0 392 0
1990 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 6.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Paul O'Neill (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Fred Lynn
    .283 avg, 306 HR
  2. 92
    Shawn Green
    .283 avg, 328 HR
  3. 90
    Reggie Smith
    .287 avg, 314 HR
  4. 87
    Bernie Williams
    .297 avg, 287 HR
  5. 82
    Greg Luzinski
    .276 avg, 307 HR
  6. 79
    Carlos Lee
    .285 avg, 358 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Paul O'Neill

What years did Paul O'Neill play?
Paul O'Neill played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2001.
Was Paul O'Neill a pitcher?
No. Paul O'Neill was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Paul O'Neill hit?
Paul O'Neill hit 281 career home runs with 2105 hits.