What years did Paul Shuey play?

Paul Shuey played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.

Was Paul Shuey a pitcher?

Yes. Paul Shuey pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 556 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Paul Shuey hit?

Paul Shuey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Paul Shuey play for?

Paul Shuey played for 3 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1994–2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007).

What were Paul Shuey's career stats?

In 476 games, Paul Shuey went 45-28 with a 3.87 ERA, 556 strikeouts, 530.0 innings pitched, and 23 saves.

What was Paul Shuey's salary?

Paul Shuey's last recorded salary was $3,916,667, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,916,667, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2004.

What position did Paul Shuey play?

Paul Shuey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Paul Shuey and how much did he weigh?

Paul Shuey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Paul Shuey's career ERA?

Paul Shuey finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 45-28 with 556 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Paul Shuey have?

Paul Shuey recorded 556 career strikeouts.

Is Paul Shuey in the Hall of Fame?

No. Paul Shuey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Paul Shuey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2007)

Paul Shuey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007 for the Cleveland Guardians, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 14 seasons. Across 476 career appearances, he went 45-28 with a 3.87 ERA, 556 strikeouts, and 23 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10753.8.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 45–28

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.41

SO 556

Pitcher PIV 10753.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 9/16/1970 in Lima, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-05-08
Last Game: 2007-08-26

Full name: Paul Kenneth Shuey

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Career Pitching Statistics

Paul Shuey — 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	10753.8

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — 13.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Paul Shuey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	CLE	AL	0	1	14	5	11.2	14	11	12	16	8.49	4.51 (-88%)	-22.3
1995	CLE	AL	0	2	7	0	6.1	5	3	5	5	4.26	—	0.0
1996	CLE	AL	5	2	42	4	53.2	45	17	26	44	2.85	4.61 (+38%)	233.7
1997	CLE	AL	4	2	40	2	45.0	52	31	28	46	6.20	4.39 (-41%)	-59.7
1998	CLE	AL	5	4	43	2	51.0	44	17	25	58	3.00	4.43 (+32%)	503.1
1999	CLE	AL	8	5	72	6	81.2	68	32	40	103	3.53	4.71 (+25%)	2734.8
2000	CLE	AL	4	2	57	0	63.2	51	24	30	69	3.39	4.77 (+29%)	2307.8
2001	CLE	AL	5	3	47	2	54.1	53	17	26	70	2.82	4.42 (+36%)	3042.4
2002	CLE	AL	3	0	39	0	37.1	31	10	10	39	2.41	4.28 (+44%)	2119.4
2002	LAN	NL	5	2	28	1	30.2	25	15	21	24	4.40	4.28 (-3%)	-91.1
2003	LAN	NL	6	4	62	0	69.0	50	23	33	60	3.00	4.40 (+32%)	644.1
2007	BAL	AL	0	1	25	1	25.2	33	28	21	22	9.82	4.47 (-119%)	-658.5
Career · 12 seasons			45	28	476	23	530.0	471	228	277	556	3.87	—	10,754

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

Paul Shuey — 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	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 46.5% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 57.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Paul Shuey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	CLE	AL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CLE	AL	42	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CLE	AL	40	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	43	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	57	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	47	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	LAN	NL	28	3	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	LAN	NL	62	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	25	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			476	7	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Paul Shuey — 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

Paul Shuey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALDS1	CLE	2	.000
1999	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1998	ALCS	CLE	5	.000
1998	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1996	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Paul Shuey — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	16	0	0	16.2	19	8	14	20	4.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Paul Shuey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	2	1.1	3	1	0	2	6.75
1999	ALDS1	CLE	1	1	3	4.0	4	5	4	5	11.25
1998	ALCS	CLE	0	0	5	6.1	4	0	7	7	0.00
1998	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	3	3.0	3	0	1	4	0.00
1996	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	3	2.0	5	2	2	2	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Paul Shuey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	251	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	225	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Paul Shuey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	251	283.0	257	128	137	312	4.07
Away	225	247.0	214	100	140	244	3.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Paul Shuey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-08-26	BAL	MIN	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
2007-08-22	BAL	TEX	—	2.0	7	9	9	3	5	2
2007-08-17	BAL	TOR	—	2.0	1	0	0	3	2	0
2007-08-14	BAL	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2007-08-11	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	1	2	2	3	2	0
2007-08-08	BAL	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-08-07	BAL	SEA	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0
2007-08-04	BAL	TBR	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2007-08-01	BAL	BOS	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
2007-07-29	BAL	NYY	—	0.1	2	4	4	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Paul Shuey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	476	0	40	71	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Paul Shuey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1994	CLE	P	14	0	0	0	0
1995	CLE	P	7	0	2	0	0
1996	CLE	P	42	3	5	0	1
1997	CLE	P	40	3	7	0	0
1998	CLE	P	43	3	5	1	0
1999	CLE	P	72	3	10	0	1
2000	CLE	P	57	7	8	0	0
2001	CLE	P	47	1	4	4	1
2002	CLE	P	39	3	9	0	0
2002	LAN	P	28	4	8	0	0
2003	LAN	P	62	12	12	0	0
2007	BAL	P	25	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Paul Shuey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	476

Salary History

Paul Shuey's recorded salaries total $16,955,334 over 11 seasons, 1994 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Shuey's career ran from 1994 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2007.

Paul Shuey — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$16,955,334

College History

Paul Shuey — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	1990, 1991, 1992

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Paul Shuey: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 8, 1994 and the final game on August 26, 2007, Paul Shuey built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1994 through 2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002 through 2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007). Shuey played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on September 16, 1970, in Lima, OH, USA, Shuey was listed at 6 feet, 3 inches and 215 pounds. Paul Shuey was the playing name; the full given name is Paul Kenneth.

Shuey went 45-28 with a 3.87 ERA in 476 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 556 strikeouts and 23 saves. Against a 4.49 league ERA for the same years, Shuey was 13.9% better. The best win total was 8, in 1999. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.82 in 2001, when the league's was 4.42. Shuey's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 10,753.8.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Shuey

What years did Paul Shuey play?: Paul Shuey played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.
Was Paul Shuey a pitcher?: Yes. Paul Shuey pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 556 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Shuey hit?: Paul Shuey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Paul Shuey play for?: Paul Shuey played for 3 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1994–2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007).
What were Paul Shuey's career stats?: In 476 games, Paul Shuey went 45-28 with a 3.87 ERA, 556 strikeouts, 530.0 innings pitched, and 23 saves.
How much did Paul Shuey earn in his career?: Paul Shuey's recorded salaries total $16,955,334 over 11 seasons, 1994 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Shuey's career ran from 1994 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2007.
What was Paul Shuey's salary?: Paul Shuey's last recorded salary was $3,916,667, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,916,667, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2004.
What position did Paul Shuey play?: Paul Shuey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Paul Shuey and how much did he weigh?: Paul Shuey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Paul Shuey's career ERA?: Paul Shuey finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 45-28 with 556 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Paul Shuey have?: Paul Shuey recorded 556 career strikeouts.
Is Paul Shuey in the Hall of Fame?: No. Paul Shuey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.