What years did Paul Rigdon play?

Paul Rigdon played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2001.

Was Paul Rigdon a pitcher?

Yes. Paul Rigdon pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 112 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Paul Rigdon hit?

Paul Rigdon hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

Paul Rigdon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2001)

W–L 8–10

ERA 5.45

WHIP 1.54

SO 112

Pitcher PIV -4565.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 210 lb
Born: 11/2/1975 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-05-21
Last Game: 2001-07-01

Full name: Paul David Rigdon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	10	32	31	0	0	0	166.7	175	101	31	81	112	5.45	-4565.4

Career ERA 5.45 vs. league average 4.59 across their career seasons — 18.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	CLE	AL	1	1	5	4	17.7	21	15	9	15	7.64	4.77 (-60%)	-502.7
2000	MIL	NL	4	4	12	12	69.7	68	35	26	48	4.52	4.77 (+5%)	-1326.7
2001	MIL	NL	3	5	15	15	79.3	86	51	46	49	5.79	4.42 (-31%)	-2736.0
Career · 3 seasons			8	10	32	31	166.2	175	101	81	112	5.45	—	-4,565

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
32	36	4	7	0	0	1	2	0	2	9	.194	.237	.278	.515	0

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 30.1% below league average.

Career SLG .278 vs. league average .432 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OPS .515 vs. league average .771 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	CLE	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	12	16	3	3	1	1	2	6	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	15	20	1	4	0	1	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			32	36	4	7	1	2	2	9	.194	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	18	17	2	4	1	1	.235
Away	14	19	2	3	0	1	.158

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	18	92.1	101	55	41	62	5.36
Away	14	74.1	74	46	40	50	5.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2001-07-01	MIL	HOU	L	0	0	0
2001-06-26	MIL	PIT	L	1	0	0
2001-06-08	MIL	DET	L	0	0	0
2001-06-02	MIL	CHC	L	1	1	0
2001-05-28	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0
2001-05-23	MIL	STL	W	2	1	0
2001-05-17	MIL	PHI	L	2	0	1
2001-05-12	MIL	PIT	W	2	0	0
2001-05-07	MIL	CHC	L	1	0	0
2001-05-02	MIL	ATL	L	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-07-01	MIL	HOU	L	2.2	6	4	4	3	1	0
2001-06-26	MIL	PIT	—	4.0	3	4	4	4	1	0
2001-06-08	MIL	DET	L	4.1	6	7	6	4	3	1
2001-06-02	MIL	CHC	L	4.0	6	8	8	6	0	3
2001-05-28	MIL	STL	L	6.0	7	3	3	1	6	2
2001-05-23	MIL	STL	W	5.2	6	3	3	3	6	0
2001-05-17	MIL	PHI	—	6.0	4	1	1	3	2	0
2001-05-12	MIL	PIT	—	5.1	5	3	3	4	3	1
2001-05-07	MIL	CHC	—	3.1	8	5	5	3	2	0
2001-05-02	MIL	ATL	L	7.2	5	1	1	3	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	32	31	17	20	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2000	CLE	P	5	4	0	2	0
2000	MIL	P	12	12	7	7	0
2001	MIL	P	15	15	10	11	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	32

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	MIL	NL	$255,000
2001	MIL	NL	$225,000
Total Career Earnings			$480,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1996

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Rigdon

What years did Paul Rigdon play?: Paul Rigdon played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2001.
Was Paul Rigdon a pitcher?: Yes. Paul Rigdon pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 112 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Rigdon hit?: Paul Rigdon hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.