Paul Assenmacher
[edit] Biography
Born on December 10, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, Paul Assenmacher (Paul Andre Assenmacher) played for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 14 year career. Assenmacher broke into the bigs on April 12, 1986 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 2.50 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Paul Assenmacher's best season was 1991, when he posted a 3.24 ERA, notched 15 saves and struck out 117 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 61
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2.50
| 56
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 68.1
| 61
| 5
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.10
| 39
| 41
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 54.2
| 58
| 8
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 64
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 3.06
| 71
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 79.1
| 72
| 4
| 32
| 11
| 7
| 1
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5.21
| 15
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 19
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.59
| 64
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57.2
| 55
| 2
| 16
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 63
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.99
| 79
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 76.2
| 74
| 3
| 28
| 8
| 3
| 1
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2.80
| 95
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 103
| 90
| 10
| 36
| 8
| 2
| 1
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 3.24
| 117
| 41
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 102.2
| 85
| 10
| 31
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4.10
| 67
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 68
| 72
| 6
| 26
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.12
| 11
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.49
| 34
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38.2
| 44
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 72
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.38
| 45
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 54
| 5
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.55
| 29
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 33
| 26
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2.82
| 40
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38.1
| 32
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.09
| 44
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46.2
| 46
| 1
| 14
| 5
| 2
| 4
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 75
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2.94
| 53
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 49
| 43
| 5
| 15
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3.26
| 43
| 22
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 47
| 54
| 5
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 8.18
| 29
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 50
| 6
| 17
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 505
| 1
| 39
| 30
| 3.44
| 558
| 250
| 226
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 591.1
| 556
| 51
| 216
| 49
| 22
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 0
| 22
| 14
| 3.75
| 249
| 121
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 264.1
| 261
| 22
| 99
| 29
| 9
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 884
| 1
| 61
| 44
| 3.53
| 807
| 371
| 336
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 855.2
| 817
| 73
| 315
| 78
| 31
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 68.1
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 54.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 79.1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 57.2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 76.2
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| P
| 74
| 1
| 103
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| P
| 75
| 0
| 102.2
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 0
| .933
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 68
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 17.1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 38.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| P
| 72
| 0
| 56
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 38.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 46.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| P
| 75
| 0
| 49
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 884
| 1
| 855.2
| 35
| 109
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 70
| 28
| 5
| .986
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 64
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 63
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 505
| 36
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .195
| .111
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 884
| 36
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .195
| .111
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (July 10, 1983).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 24, 1989); Atlanta Braves received Kelly Mann and Pat Gomez (September 1, 1989).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees as part of 3-team trade in which Kansas City Royals sent Tuffy Rhodes to Chicago Cubs; and New York Yankees sent John Habyan to Kansas City Royals (July 30, 1993).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Brian Boehringer (March 21, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 10, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 12, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1999).
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