Paul Shuey
Born: 9/16/1970 in Lima, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-05-08 | Final Game: 2007-08-26
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Paul Kenneth Shuey
Biography
Paul Shuey, born in 1970, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1994 to 2007. Making his debut during a transformative era in Major League Baseball, Shuey was known for his solid performances on the mound and his ability to effectively strike out batters. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 45-28, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.87. His career also included 556 strikeouts and 23 saves, showcasing his versatility and effectiveness as both a starter and reliever.
Shuey played for multiple teams, making significant contributions to each organization he was a part of. His playing style was characterized by a mix of speed and control, allowing him to navigate the challenges of the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s, an era marked by increased offensive output and the evolving role of relief pitchers. Although he may not have reached the heights of some of his contemporaries, Shuey's consistent performance and resilience on the mound earned him respect within the baseball community, solidifying his legacy as a dependable pitcher in the annals of the sport.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 28 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 530.0 | 471 | 228 | 43 | 277 | 556 | 3.87 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CLE | AL | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11.7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 8.49 | -22.4 |
| 1995 | CLE | AL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.26 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | CLE | AL | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.7 | 45 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 2.85 | 233.7 |
| 1997 | CLE | AL | 4 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.0 | 52 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 6.20 | -60.3 |
| 1998 | CLE | AL | 5 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 3.00 | 503.1 |
| 1999 | CLE | AL | 8 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 81.7 | 68 | 32 | 40 | 103 | 3.53 | 2734.8 |
| 2000 | CLE | AL | 4 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.7 | 51 | 24 | 30 | 69 | 3.39 | 2307.8 |
| 2001 | CLE | AL | 5 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.3 | 53 | 17 | 26 | 70 | 2.82 | 3042.4 |
| 2002 | CLE | AL | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 2.41 | 2119.4 |
| 2002 | LAD | NL | 5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.7 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 4.40 | - |
| 2003 | LAD | NL | 6 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 50 | 23 | 33 | 60 | 3.00 | - |
| 2007 | BAL | AL | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.7 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 9.82 | -662.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CLE | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | CLE | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | CLE | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CLE | AL | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | CLE | AL | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | CLE | AL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | CLE | AL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | CLE | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | CLE | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | LAD | NL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | LAD | NL | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | BAL | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ALDS1 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | ALDS1 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | ALCS | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | ALDS1 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | ALDS1 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 4.32 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ALDS1 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 1999 | ALDS1 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11.25 |
| 1998 | ALCS | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 1998 | ALDS1 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 1996 | ALDS1 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 476 | 0 | 40 | 71 | 5 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CLE | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | P | 42 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | CLE | P | 40 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | P | 43 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | P | 72 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | CLE | P | 57 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | P | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | CLE | P | 39 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAN | P | 28 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAN | P | 62 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | BAL | P | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 476 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | LAN | NL | $3,916,667 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | $3,916,667 |
| 2002 | CLE | AL | $3,250,000 |
| 2001 | CLE | AL | $2,000,000 |
| 2000 | CLE | AL | $1,617,667 |
| 1999 | CLE | AL | $1,117,666 |
| 1998 | CLE | AL | $567,667 |
| 1997 | CLE | AL | $197,000 |
| 1996 | CLE | AL | $138,000 |
| 1995 | CLE | AL | $125,000 |
| 1994 | CLE | AL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $16,955,334 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | 1990, 1991, 1992 |