Jose Pagan

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1973)

Jose Pagan was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1973 for the San Francisco Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,326 career games, he hit .250 with 922 hits, 52 home runs, and 372 RBI.

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 .250
HR 52
RBI 372
H 922
OPS .641
PIV -4,173
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 160 lb
Born
5/5/1935 in Barceloneta, P.R.
Died
6/7/2011 in Sebring, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1959-08-04
Last Game
1973-08-15

Full name: Jose Antonio Pagan

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Career Batting Statistics

Jose Pagan — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,326 3,689 387 922 138 26 52 372 46 244 510 .250 .298 .344 .641 -4,173

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Career OPS .641 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 7.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Pagan 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
1959 SFN NL 31 46 7 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 8 .174 — — — — 0.0
1960 SFN NL 18 49 8 14 2 2 0 2 2 1 6 .286 — — — — -26.6
1961 SFN NL 134 434 38 110 15 2 5 46 8 31 45 .253 .258 (-2%) .328 (-7%) .399 (-17%) .727 (-12%) -825.6
1962 SFN NL 164 580 73 150 25 6 7 57 13 47 77 .259 .257 (avg) .326 (-4%) .393 (-9%) .719 (-7%) -676.5
1963 SFN NL 148 483 46 113 12 1 6 39 10 26 67 .234 .246 (-5%) .308 (-10%) .371 (-19%) .680 (-15%) -1100.2
1964 SFN NL 134 367 33 82 10 1 1 28 5 35 66 .223 .250 (-11%) .312 (-8%) .377 (-30%) .690 (-20%) -1076.8
1965 SFN NL 26 83 10 17 4 0 0 5 1 8 9 .205 .245 (-17%) .310 (-13%) .371 (-32%) .682 (-23%) -286.1
1965 PIT NL 42 38 6 9 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 .237 — — — — -286.1
1966 PIT NL 109 368 44 97 15 6 4 54 0 13 38 .264 .248 (+6%) .309 (-6%) .376 (-2%) .685 (-4%) -297.8
1967 PIT NL 81 211 17 61 6 2 1 19 1 10 28 .289 .242 (+19%) .306 (+5%) .357 (-2%) .663 (+2%) 20.9
1968 PIT NL 80 163 24 36 7 1 4 21 2 11 32 .221 .236 (-7%) .298 (-7%) .340 (+3%) .638 (-2%) -75.4
1969 PIT NL 108 274 29 78 11 4 9 42 1 17 46 .285 .248 (+15%) .320 (+2%) .369 (+23%) .689 (+13%) 521.9
1970 PIT NL 95 230 21 61 14 1 7 29 1 20 24 .265 .253 (+4%) .325 (-1%) .385 (+11%) .711 (+5%) 160.2
1971 PIT NL 57 158 16 38 1 0 5 15 0 16 25 .241 .249 (-4%) .316 (-2%) .365 (-6%) .682 (-4%) -87.8
1972 PIT NL 53 127 11 32 9 0 3 8 0 5 17 .252 .243 (+3%) .310 (-9%) .353 (+11%) .664 (+2%) -11.8
1973 PHI NL 46 78 4 16 5 0 0 5 0 1 15 .205 .256 (-20%) .325 (-35%) .378 (-29%) .703 (-32%) -411.8
Career · 16 seasons 1,326 3,689 387 922 138 26 52 372 46 244 510 .250 — — — — -4,459

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

Jose Pagan — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 38 2 12 2 0 1 4 1 3 .316

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Pagan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1971 NLCS PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 WS PIT 4 15 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 .267
1970 NLCS PIT 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
1962 WS SFN 7 19 2 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 .368

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Pagan — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home655168819740912174.242
Away668198818850740196.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jose Pagan — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1973-08-15 PHISFGL 100000001
1973-08-09 PHISDPL 100000000
1973-08-04 PHIPITL 100000000
1973-07-31 PHICHCW 000000000
1973-07-29 PHIPITL 401000001
1973-07-29 PHIPITL 200000000
1973-07-28 PHIPITW 401000011
1973-07-26 PHIWSNL 301000001
1973-07-22 PHIATLW 411000000
1973-07-22 PHIATLW 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Pagan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 9 2 27 1 0 2
2B 14 2 9 9 1 3
3B 358 273 236 574 47 60
C 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 92 62 113 6 1 1
SS 662 615 1085 1702 107 293

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Pagan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1959 SFN 2B 3 0 4 2 0 1
1959 SFN 3B 18 8 13 23 4 2
1959 SFN SS 5 0 0 1 0 0
1960 SFN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1960 SFN SS 11 10 16 17 3 2
1961 SFN OF 4 1 3 0 0 0
1961 SFN SS 132 127 227 334 21 55
1962 SFN SS 164 164 286 461 21 84
1963 SFN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 SFN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 SFN SS 143 136 262 375 20 69
1964 SFN OF 8 1 6 1 0 0
1964 SFN SS 132 116 204 302 22 52
1965 SFN SS 26 26 28 67 6 7
1965 PIT 3B 15 0 3 9 1 1
1965 PIT SS 7 4 16 21 5 4
1966 PIT 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0
1966 PIT 3B 83 71 57 166 12 18
1966 PIT OF 3 3 5 1 0 0
1966 PIT SS 18 13 23 50 6 8
1967 PIT 2B 2 2 3 3 0 2
1967 PIT 3B 25 18 11 49 4 3
1967 PIT C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PIT OF 23 19 41 2 1 1
1967 PIT SS 16 15 18 55 2 8
1968 PIT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1968 PIT 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0
1968 PIT 3B 30 19 16 45 5 3
1968 PIT OF 19 14 17 1 0 0
1968 PIT SS 8 4 5 19 1 4
1969 PIT 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1969 PIT 3B 44 36 27 76 5 7
1969 PIT OF 23 19 29 0 0 0
1970 PIT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1970 PIT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 PIT 3B 53 48 43 91 6 14
1970 PIT OF 4 1 2 0 0 0
1971 PIT 1B 2 1 15 0 0 1
1971 PIT 3B 41 38 34 62 2 8
1971 PIT OF 3 3 4 0 0 0
1972 PIT 3B 32 27 25 37 7 3
1972 PIT OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1973 PHI 1B 5 1 10 1 0 1
1973 PHI 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 PHI 3B 16 8 7 16 1 1
1973 PHI OF 2 1 4 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jose Pagan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 1
First Base 9
Second Base 14
Third Base 359
Shortstop 662
Left Field 83
Right Field 10

Award Voting History

Jose Pagan — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 13.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jose Pagan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jerry Adair
    .254 avg, 57 HR
  2. 85
    Bob Aspromonte
    .252 avg, 60 HR
  3. 82
    Jimmy Bloodworth
    .248 avg, 62 HR
  4. 80
    Alex Cora
    .243 avg, 35 HR
  5. 76
    Bubba Phillips
    .255 avg, 62 HR
  6. 75
    Gary Disarcina
    .258 avg, 28 HR

Jose Pagan: the record in brief

Jose Pagan played a first major league game on August 4, 1959 and a last one on August 15, 1973. The season rows list, in order, the San Francisco Giants (1959 through 1965), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965 through 1972), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1973). The bio lists Pagan as a shortstop who threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 160 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The birth record reads May 5, 1935, in Barceloneta, P.R. Pagan died on June 7, 2011, in Sebring, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Jose Antonio.

Pagan's career batting table shows 1,326 games, 3,689 at bats and 922 hits, a .250 average, adding 52 home runs, 372 runs batted in, and 46 stolen bases. Pagan got on base at a .298 rate and slugged .344 (.641 OPS). The .250 career average is close to the .250 the league hit across the same seasons. In OPS terms, Pagan's .641 stands 7.1% below the league's .690. 1962 produced Pagan's most hits, 150 of them for the San Francisco Giants. The RBI column peaks at 57 in 1962.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Pagan

What years did Jose Pagan play?
Jose Pagan played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1973.
Was Jose Pagan a pitcher?
No. Jose Pagan was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jose Pagan hit?
Jose Pagan hit 52 career home runs with 922 hits.
What teams did Jose Pagan play for?
Jose Pagan played for 3 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1959–1965), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965–1972), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1973).
What were Jose Pagan's career stats?
In 1,326 games, Jose Pagan had 922 hits, 52 home runs, 372 RBI, 387 runs, and 46 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.
What position did Jose Pagan play?
Jose Pagan played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jose Pagan and how much did he weigh?
Jose Pagan was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 160 pounds.
How many home runs did Jose Pagan hit each season?
Jose Pagan's home runs by season: 0 in 1959, 0 in 1960, 5 in 1961, 7 in 1962, 6 in 1963, 1 in 1964, 0 in 1965, 4 in 1966, 1 in 1967, 4 in 1968, 9 in 1969, 7 in 1970, 5 in 1971, 3 in 1972, and 0 in 1973. His most in one season was 9, in 1969.
What was Jose Pagan's career batting average?
Jose Pagan batted .250 over his career, with 922 hits in 3,689 at bats.
How many RBI did Jose Pagan have?
Jose Pagan drove in 372 runs in his career.
Is Jose Pagan in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jose Pagan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.