What years did Paul Zahniser play?

Paul Zahniser played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1929.

Was Paul Zahniser a pitcher?

Yes. Paul Zahniser pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 145 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Paul Zahniser hit?

Paul Zahniser hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

Paul Zahniser

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1929)

W–L 25–47

ERA 4.66

WHIP 1.66

SO 145

Pitcher PIV -6105.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 9/6/1896 in Sac City, IA, USA
Died: 9/26/1964 in Klamath Falls, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-05-18
Last Game: 1929-04-19

Full name: Paul Vernon Zahniser

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	47	125	80	29	4	1	618.7	746	320	21	284	145	4.66	-6105.1

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 8.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	WS1	AL	9	10	33	21	10	1	0	177.0	201	76	76	52	3.86	4.03 (+4%)	-1179.9
1924	WS1	AL	5	7	24	14	5	1	0	92.0	98	45	49	28	4.40	4.13 (-7%)	-1106.7
1925	BOS	AL	5	12	37	21	7	1	1	176.7	232	101	89	30	5.15	4.55 (-13%)	-3005.4
1926	BOS	AL	6	18	30	24	7	1	0	172.0	213	95	69	35	4.97	4.11 (-21%)	-813.1
1929	CIN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	3	1	0	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			25	47	125	80	29	4	1	618.2	746	320	284	145	4.66	—	-6,105

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
125	190	13	25	3	1	0	7	0	19	77	.132	.214	.158	.372	-1,271

Career AVG .132 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career SLG .158 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OPS .372 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 50.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	WS1	AL	33	52	6	5	1	1	1	8	27	.096	.282 (-66%)	.344 (-33%)	.390 (-61%)	.734 (-48%)	-401.6
1924	WS1	AL	24	31	2	4	0	0	2	3	13	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	BOS	AL	37	58	2	8	2	0	1	2	16	.138	.288 (-52%)	.349 (-52%)	.407 (-58%)	.756 (-55%)	-537.7
1926	BOS	AL	30	49	3	8	0	0	3	6	21	.163	—	—	—	—	-331.6
1929	CIN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			125	190	13	25	3	1	7	19	77	.132	—	—	—	—	-1,271

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	60	78	3	10	0	5	.128
Away	65	109	11	15	0	3	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	60	298.0	357	149	124	82	4.50
Away	65	321.0	391	169	160	65	4.74

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1929-04-19	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1926-09-26	BOS	DET	L	2	0	0	1
1926-09-22	BOS	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1926-09-19	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	0	2
1926-09-09	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1926-09-03	BOS	MIN	L	2	1	0	1
1926-09-01	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1926-08-27	BOS	CLE	L	2	0	0	0
1926-08-20	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	0	1
1926-08-15	BOS	NYY	W	4	1	1	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-04-19	CIN	STL	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
1926-09-26	BOS	DET	L	4.0	4	3	2	2	2	0
1926-09-22	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1926-09-19	BOS	CHW	L	8.0	11	6	6	4	1	0
1926-09-09	BOS	NYY	L	2.0	6	5	4	0	1	0
1926-09-03	BOS	MIN	L	7.0	7	5	1	4	2	0
1926-09-01	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1926-08-27	BOS	CLE	L	8.0	11	5	4	3	1	0
1926-08-20	BOS	CHW	L	8.0	7	5	5	5	1	0
1926-08-15	BOS	NYY	W	9.0	9	3	3	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	125	0	29	143	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	WS1	P	33	8	38	3	1
1924	WS1	P	24	4	14	0	0
1925	BOS	P	37	6	34	0	0
1926	BOS	P	30	11	57	2	1
1929	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Position	Games
Pitcher	125

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Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Zahniser

What years did Paul Zahniser play?: Paul Zahniser played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1929.
Was Paul Zahniser a pitcher?: Yes. Paul Zahniser pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 145 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Paul Zahniser hit?: Paul Zahniser hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.