Paul Quantrill
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2005)
Paul Quantrill was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005 for 7 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 14 seasons. Across 841 career appearances, he went 68-78 with a 3.83 ERA, 725 strikeouts, and 21 saves. Paul Quantrill was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14432.0.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 175 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1992-07-20
- Last Game
- 2005-09-27
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Paul John Quantrill
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.1 | 55 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 2.19 | 3.75 (+42%) | 870.6 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 6 | 12 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 138.0 | 151 | 60 | 44 | 66 | 3.91 | 4.19 (+7%) | -227.2 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3.52 | 4.51 (+22%) | -281.1 |
| 1994 | PHI | NL | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 6.00 | 4.51 (-33%) | -264.5 |
| 1995 | PHI | NL | 11 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.1 | 212 | 93 | 44 | 103 | 4.67 | 4.45 (-5%) | 977.4 |
| 1996 | TOR | AL | 5 | 14 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.1 | 172 | 81 | 51 | 86 | 5.43 | 4.61 (-18%) | -3616.2 |
| 1997 | TOR | AL | 6 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88.0 | 103 | 19 | 17 | 56 | 1.94 | 4.39 (+56%) | 2689.4 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | 3 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 80.0 | 88 | 23 | 22 | 59 | 2.59 | 4.43 (+42%) | 2068.5 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | 3 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 53 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 3.33 | 4.71 (+29%) | 116.8 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | 2 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83.2 | 100 | 42 | 25 | 47 | 4.52 | 4.77 (+5%) | 1496.0 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | 11 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.0 | 86 | 28 | 12 | 58 | 3.04 | 4.42 (+31%) | 2481.1 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | 5 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76.2 | 80 | 23 | 25 | 53 | 2.70 | 4.28 (+37%) | 2790.7 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | 2 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77.1 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 1.75 | 4.40 (+60%) | 2890.4 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 7 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95.1 | 124 | 50 | 20 | 37 | 4.72 | 4.46 (-6%) | 1833.7 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6.75 | 4.29 (-57%) | -733.3 |
| 2005 | SDN | NL | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 3.41 | 4.29 (+21%) | 1339.8 |
| 2005 | FLO | NL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8.44 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 68 | 78 | 841 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1,255.2 | 1,442 | 534 | 336 | 725 | 3.83 | — | 14,432 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 841 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .104 | .155 | .104 | .259 | -622 |
Career AVG .104 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.
Career OBP .155 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.
Career SLG .104 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.
Career OPS .259 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | PHI | NL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | PHI | NL | 33 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .105 | .266 (-61%) | .337 (-56%) | .417 (-75%) | .755 (-66%) | -622.2 |
| 1996 | TOR | AL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | TOR | AL | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | 86 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SDN | NL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | FLO | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 841 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .104 | — | — | — | — | -622 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1682 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 427 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .107 |
| Away | 414 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 427 | 663.1 | 761 | 279 | 193 | 382 | 3.79 |
| Away | 414 | 592.1 | 681 | 255 | 143 | 343 | 3.87 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-27 | MIA | WAS | — | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-09-21 | MIA | NYN | L | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-09-16 | MIA | PHI | — | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-09-14 | MIA | HOU | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-09-11 | MIA | PHI | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-09-09 | MIA | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-08-29 | SDP | AZ | — | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005-08-26 | SDP | COL | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005-08-24 | SDP | HOU | — | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-08-21 | SDP | ATL | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | BOS | P | 27 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | BOS | P | 49 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | BOS | P | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | PHI | P | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | PHI | P | 33 | 29 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | TOR | P | 38 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | TOR | P | 77 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | TOR | P | 82 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | TOR | P | 41 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | TOR | P | 68 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TOR | P | 80 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | LAN | P | 86 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | LAN | P | 89 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | NYA | P | 86 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NYA | P | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SDN | P | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | FLO | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 841 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYA | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | $3,333,333 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | $2,833,333 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | $1,800,000 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | $1,800,000 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | $500,000 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | $1,150,000 |
| 1997 | TOR | AL | $700,000 |
| 1996 | TOR | AL | $775,000 |
| 1995 | PHI | NL | $242,500 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | $235,000 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | $150,000 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $19,628,166 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Madison | WI | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
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Paul Quantrill: the record in brief
July 20, 1992 and September 27, 2005 bracket Paul Quantrill's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Quantrill's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1992 to 1994), the Philadelphia Phillies (1994 to 1995), the Toronto Blue Jays (1996 to 2001), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002 through 2003), the New York Yankees (2004 through 2005), the San Diego Padres (2005), and the Florida Marlins (2005). The bio lists Quantrill as a pitcher who batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 175 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads November 3, 1968, in London, ON, CAN. Quantrill's full given name, per the bio, is Paul John Quantrill.
Quantrill pitched in 841 games, starting 64, and finished with a 68-78 record and 3.83 ERA. Also on Quantrill's record: 725 strikeouts and 21 saves. The leagues Quantrill pitched in allowed 4.41 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.2% better than average.
Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Quantrill
- What years did Paul Quantrill play?
- Paul Quantrill played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005.
- Was Paul Quantrill a pitcher?
- Yes. Paul Quantrill pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 725 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Paul Quantrill hit?
- Paul Quantrill hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
- What was Paul Quantrill's career batting average?
- Paul Quantrill batted .104 over his career, with 7 hits in 67 at bats.
- What was Paul Quantrill's career ERA?
- Paul Quantrill finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 68-78 with 725 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Paul Quantrill have?
- Paul Quantrill recorded 725 career strikeouts.