What years did Tom Paciorek play?

Tom Paciorek played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1987.

Was Tom Paciorek a pitcher?

No. Tom Paciorek was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Tom Paciorek hit?

Tom Paciorek hit 86 career home runs with 1,162 hits.

What teams did Tom Paciorek play for?

Tom Paciorek played for 6 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970–1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976–1978), the Seattle Mariners (1978–1981), the Chicago White Sox (1982–1985), the New York Mets (1985), and the Texas Rangers (1986–1987).

Did Tom Paciorek win an MVP award?

No. Tom Paciorek did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Tom Paciorek win?

Tom Paciorek was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Tom Paciorek's career stats?

In 1,392 games, Tom Paciorek had 1,162 hits, 86 home runs, 503 RBI, 494 runs, and 55 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.

What was Tom Paciorek's salary?

Tom Paciorek's last recorded salary was $201,500, in 1986. His highest recorded salary was $333,333, in 1985, and his lowest was $201,500, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1986.

What position did Tom Paciorek play?

Tom Paciorek played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tom Paciorek and how much did he weigh?

Tom Paciorek was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.

How many home runs did Tom Paciorek hit each season?

Tom Paciorek's home runs by season: 0 in 1970, 0 in 1971, 1 in 1972, 5 in 1973, 1 in 1974, 1 in 1975, 4 in 1976, 3 in 1977, 4 in 1978, 6 in 1979, 15 in 1980, 14 in 1981, 11 in 1982, 9 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 1 in 1985, 4 in 1986, and 3 in 1987. His most in one season was 15, in 1980.

What was Tom Paciorek's career batting average?

Tom Paciorek batted .282 over his career, with 1,162 hits in 4,121 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Paciorek have?

Tom Paciorek drove in 503 runs in his career.

Tom Paciorek

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1987)

Tom Paciorek was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1987 for 6 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,392 career games, he hit .282 with 1,162 hits, 86 home runs, and 503 RBI. Tom Paciorek was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,208.

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 October 15, 2026

AVG .282

HR 86

RBI 503

H 1,162

OPS .741

PIV 3,208

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 11/2/1946 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-09-12
Last Game: 1987-10-04
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Thomas Marian Paciorek

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Career Batting Statistics

Tom Paciorek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,392	4,121	494	1,162	232	30	86	503	55	245	704	.282	.325	.415	.741	3,208

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .415 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career OPS .741 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Paciorek 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
1970	LAN	NL	8	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	LAN	NL	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	LAN	NL	11	47	4	12	4	0	1	6	1	1	7	.255	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	LAN	NL	96	195	26	51	8	0	5	18	3	11	35	.262	.256 (+2%)	.325 (-6%)	.378 (avg)	.703 (-3%)	-105.8
1974	LAN	NL	85	175	23	42	8	6	1	24	1	10	32	.240	.256 (-7%)	.324 (-13%)	.369 (+1%)	.693 (-6%)	-240.2
1975	LAN	NL	62	145	14	28	8	0	1	5	4	11	29	.193	.257 (-25%)	.327 (-24%)	.374 (-28%)	.701 (-26%)	-597.8
1976	ATL	NL	111	324	39	94	10	4	4	36	2	19	57	.290	.255 (+14%)	.320 (+4%)	.360 (+6%)	.681 (+5%)	269.7
1977	ATL	NL	72	155	20	37	8	0	3	15	1	6	46	.239	.264 (-10%)	.329 (-20%)	.401 (-13%)	.730 (-16%)	-459.9
1978	ATL	NL	5	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SEA	AL	70	251	32	75	20	3	4	30	2	15	39	.299	.257 (+16%)	.323 (+4%)	.378 (+19%)	.702 (+12%)	0.0
1979	SEA	AL	103	310	38	89	23	4	6	42	6	28	62	.287	.265 (+8%)	.329 (+7%)	.397 (+12%)	.727 (+10%)	553.5
1980	SEA	AL	126	418	44	114	19	1	15	59	3	17	67	.273	.264 (+3%)	.326 (-8%)	.387 (+11%)	.714 (+2%)	73.9
1981	SEA	AL	104	405	50	132	28	2	14	66	13	35	50	.326	.255 (+27%)	.320 (+18%)	.368 (+38%)	.688 (+29%)	2064.9
1982	CHA	AL	104	382	49	119	27	4	11	55	3	24	53	.312	.261 (+19%)	.324 (+11%)	.388 (+26%)	.712 (+19%)	1304.3
1983	CHA	AL	115	420	65	129	32	3	9	63	6	25	58	.307	.260 (+18%)	.324 (+7%)	.389 (+19%)	.714 (+13%)	957.8
1984	CHA	AL	111	363	35	93	21	2	4	29	6	25	69	.256	.259 (-1%)	.322 (-5%)	.384 (-7%)	.707 (-6%)	-361.1
1985	CHA	AL	46	122	14	30	2	0	0	9	2	8	22	.246	.257 (-4%)	.323 (-9%)	.390 (-33%)	.714 (-22%)	-414.1
1985	NYN	NL	46	116	14	33	3	1	1	11	1	6	14	.284	.257 (+11%)	.323 (+1%)	.390 (-10%)	.714 (-5%)	-414.1
1986	TEX	AL	88	213	17	61	7	0	4	22	1	3	41	.286	.257 (+11%)	.325 (-7%)	.395 (-5%)	.720 (-6%)	-215.3
1987	TEX	AL	27	60	6	17	3	0	3	12	0	1	19	.283	.262 (+8%)	.331 (-9%)	.415 (+16%)	.746 (+5%)	27.2
Career · 20 seasons			1,392	4,121	494	1,162	232	30	86	503	55	245	704	.282	—	—	—	—	2,443

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

Tom Paciorek — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	19	2	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	.316

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Paciorek — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	CHA	4	16	1	4	0	1	1	2	.250
1974	NLCS	LAN	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	WS	LAN	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Paciorek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	675	1980	256	559	41	261	.282
Away	717	2141	238	603	45	241	.282

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Paciorek — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-10-04	TEX	SEA	L	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	1
1987-10-03	TEX	SEA	L	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	1
1987-10-02	TEX	SEA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-10-01	TEX	SEA	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1987-09-27	TEX	SEA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-26	TEX	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-25	TEX	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-24	TEX	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
1987-09-18	TEX	LAA	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-15	TEX	OAK	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Paciorek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	396	342	3014	211	21	278
3B	23	13	11	28	4	2
OF	794	600	1223	34	27	4
SS	1	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Paciorek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	LAN	OF	3	1	1	0	0	0
1971	LAN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1972	LAN	1B	6	6	44	3	1	4
1972	LAN	OF	6	5	9	2	0	0
1973	LAN	1B	4	3	25	1	0	3
1973	LAN	OF	77	38	92	2	2	0
1974	LAN	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1974	LAN	OF	77	38	83	1	5	1
1975	LAN	OF	54	36	69	0	2	0
1976	ATL	1B	12	9	101	6	0	8
1976	ATL	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0
1976	ATL	OF	84	69	115	3	2	0
1977	ATL	1B	32	25	236	16	4	20
1977	ATL	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1977	ATL	OF	9	4	12	0	1	0
1978	ATL	1B	2	2	21	0	0	1
1978	SEA	1B	3	2	20	2	0	1
1978	SEA	OF	54	51	95	3	2	0
1979	SEA	1B	15	11	100	10	1	12
1979	SEA	OF	75	68	137	2	0	0
1980	SEA	1B	36	27	255	19	5	24
1980	SEA	OF	60	52	105	3	0	1
1981	SEA	OF	103	103	253	10	7	1
1982	CHA	1B	102	102	833	66	6	85
1982	CHA	OF	6	2	2	0	0	0
1983	CHA	1B	67	66	555	36	0	42
1983	CHA	OF	55	37	74	2	1	0
1984	CHA	1B	67	59	532	23	4	50
1984	CHA	OF	41	32	64	2	2	0
1985	CHA	1B	6	5	45	5	0	3
1985	CHA	OF	23	20	31	1	1	0
1985	NYN	1B	8	2	41	3	0	3
1985	NYN	OF	29	21	35	0	0	0
1986	TEX	1B	23	16	141	14	0	13
1986	TEX	3B	21	13	11	27	3	2
1986	TEX	OF	25	16	26	3	1	1
1986	TEX	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1987	TEX	1B	12	7	63	7	0	9
1987	TEX	OF	12	7	19	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Paciorek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	397
Third Base	23
Shortstop	1
Left Field	483
Center Field	74
Right Field	281
Designated Hitter	62

Awards & Honors

Tom Paciorek — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-05-11
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-08-14

Salary History

Tom Paciorek's recorded salaries total $534,833 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Paciorek's career ran from 1970 to 1987. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987.

Tom Paciorek — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	TEX	AL	$201,500
1985	CHA	AL	$333,333
Total recorded salary (partial)			$534,833

College History

Tom Paciorek — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Houston	Houston	TX	1966, 1967, 1968

Award Voting History

Tom Paciorek — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1981	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	46.0	392	0

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Tom Paciorek: the record in brief

Tom Paciorek's major league career runs from a debut on September 12, 1970 to a final game on October 4, 1987. Paciorek played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970 to 1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976 through 1978), the Seattle Mariners (1978 to 1981), the Chicago White Sox (1982 through 1985), the New York Mets (1985), and the Texas Rangers (1986 to 1987). Paciorek, born on November 2, 1946, in Detroit, MI, USA, is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 215 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Tom Paciorek was the playing name; the full given name is Thomas Marian.

Paciorek collected 1,162 hits in 4,121 at bats across 1,392 games, good for a .282 batting average, plus 86 home runs, 503 runs batted in, and 55 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .325 clip and slugging .415, Paciorek finished with a .741 OPS. Over the seasons Paciorek played, league hitters batted .258; the .282 career figure is 9.2% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Paciorek

What years did Tom Paciorek play?: Tom Paciorek played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1987.
Was Tom Paciorek a pitcher?: No. Tom Paciorek was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Tom Paciorek hit?: Tom Paciorek hit 86 career home runs with 1,162 hits.
What teams did Tom Paciorek play for?: Tom Paciorek played for 6 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970–1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976–1978), the Seattle Mariners (1978–1981), the Chicago White Sox (1982–1985), the New York Mets (1985), and the Texas Rangers (1986–1987).
Did Tom Paciorek win an MVP award?: No. Tom Paciorek did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Tom Paciorek win?: Tom Paciorek was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Tom Paciorek's career stats?: In 1,392 games, Tom Paciorek had 1,162 hits, 86 home runs, 503 RBI, 494 runs, and 55 stolen bases, with a .282 batting average.
How much did Tom Paciorek earn in his career?: Tom Paciorek's recorded salaries total $534,833 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Paciorek's career ran from 1970 to 1987. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987.
What was Tom Paciorek's salary?: Tom Paciorek's last recorded salary was $201,500, in 1986. His highest recorded salary was $333,333, in 1985, and his lowest was $201,500, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1986.
What position did Tom Paciorek play?: Tom Paciorek played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tom Paciorek and how much did he weigh?: Tom Paciorek was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Tom Paciorek hit each season?: Tom Paciorek's home runs by season: 0 in 1970, 0 in 1971, 1 in 1972, 5 in 1973, 1 in 1974, 1 in 1975, 4 in 1976, 3 in 1977, 4 in 1978, 6 in 1979, 15 in 1980, 14 in 1981, 11 in 1982, 9 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 1 in 1985, 4 in 1986, and 3 in 1987. His most in one season was 15, in 1980.
What was Tom Paciorek's career batting average?: Tom Paciorek batted .282 over his career, with 1,162 hits in 4,121 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Paciorek have?: Tom Paciorek drove in 503 runs in his career.