Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1993Rd 5, Pk 148
- College
- Louisiana
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1993Rd 5, Pk 148
- College
- Louisiana
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 789
- AB
- 2,202
- R
- 195
- H
- 508
- HR
- 24
- RBI
- 195
- SB
- 4
- AVG
- .231
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | 96 | 305 | 23 | 83 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .272 |
| 1999 | HOU | 73 | 215 | 16 | 55 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .256 |
| 2000 |  ATL/HOU/MIA | 81 | 221 | 18 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .226 |
| 2001 | ATL | 61 | 137 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .212 |
| 2002 | MIL | 87 | 234 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .235 |
| 2003 | CHC | 70 | 188 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .229 |
| 2004 | CHC | 49 | 138 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .203 |
| 2005 | LAD | 13 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 2006 | KC | 56 | 153 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .209 |
| 2007 | BAL | 60 | 156 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .205 |
| 2008 | CIN | 99 | 299 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .217 |
| 2009 | PHI | 44 | 116 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .224 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 31
- R
- 5
- H
- 6
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .194
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,471
- TB
- 700
- XBH
- 133
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 36
- GIDP
- 44
- P/PA
- 2.22
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | 333 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | HOU | 247 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL/HOU/MIA | 251 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 157 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | 257 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | CHC | 213 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | CHC | 157 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | LAD | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | KC | 167 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | BAL | 174 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | CIN | 338 | 98 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | PHI | 130 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -2.3
- RC
- 211.8
- RC/27
- 3.20
- ISOP
- .087
- SECA
- .191
- BB/K
- 0.40
- AB/HR
- 91.8
- GO/FO
- 1.30
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | DET | 0.5 | 34.6 | 4 | .075 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 101.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | HOU | 0.4 | 26.5 | 4.2 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 107.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL/HOU/MIA | -0.8 | 21.1 | 3.2 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 110.5 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | -0.1 | 15.1 | 3.7 | .131 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 68.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | -0.7 | 21.7 | 3.1 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 58.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | CHC | 0.5 | 20 | 3.6 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CHC | -0.1 | 11.1 | 2.6 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 138 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | LAD | 0.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | .050 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | KC | -0.5 | 7.8 | 1.7 | .020 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | BAL | -0.6 | 9.8 | 2 | .051 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 156 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | CIN | -0.9 | 27.4 | 3 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 49.8 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | PHI | -0.1 | 11.8 | 3.4 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 38.7 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Paul Bako's career stats?
Paul Bako played 12 seasons for the Tigers, the Astros, the Braves, the Brewers, the Cubs, the Dodgers, the Royals, the Orioles, the Reds and the Phillies. He was a career .231 hitter with 508 hits, 24 home runs and 195 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .272 batting average, 3 home runs and 30 RBI.
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