Paul Spoljaric
[edit] Biography
Born on September 24, 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada), Paul Spoljaric (Paul Nikola Spoljaric) played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 6 year career. Spoljaric broke into the bigs on April 6, 1994 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 3.69 ERA in 70.2 innings pitched in 1997, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Paul Spoljaric's best season was 1997, when he posted a 3.69 ERA and struck out 70 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 38.57
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 5
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.08
| 38
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 38
| 30
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3.19
| 43
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 48
| 37
| 3
| 21
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.76
| 27
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 24
| 1
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3.69
| 70
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 70.2
| 61
| 4
| 36
| 6
| 6
| 3
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 53
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6.48
| 89
| 67
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 83.1
| 85
| 14
| 55
| 3
| 10
| 1
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 4.65
| 63
| 41
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 62
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 15.09
| 10
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 23
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 42
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 6.26
| 73
| 65
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.1
| 85
| 10
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.52
| 6
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 15.09
| 10
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 23
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 190
| 9
| 8
| 14
| 5.11
| 268
| 172
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 266
| 252
| 40
| 156
| 13
| 17
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 195
| 12
| 8
| 17
| 5.52
| 278
| 196
| 170
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 277.1
| 275
| 41
| 163
| 13
| 17
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .500
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 38
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 48
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 22.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 70.2
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| P
| 53
| 6
| 83.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| P
| 37
| 2
| 62
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 2
| .889
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 11.1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .667
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| P
| 42
| 5
| 73.1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 2
| .833
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 195
| 12
| 277.1
| 13
| 38
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 9
| 8
| .944
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 190
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 195
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Toronto Blue Jays (August 26, 1989).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Mike Timlin to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Jose Cruz (July 31, 1997).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Mark Leiter (November 9, 1998).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Robert Person (May 5, 1999).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Pat Hentgen to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt and Lance Painter (November 11, 1999).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 29, 2000).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 3, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 10, 2000).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (November 9, 2000).
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