Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1964
- AL Gold Glove
- 8x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1964
- AL Gold Glove
- 8x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,947
- AB
- 6,042
- R
- 776
- H
- 1,513
- HR
- 134
- RBI
- 620
- SB
- 171
- AVG
- .250
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BAL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | BAL | 119 | 364 | 49 | 85 | 5 | 25 | 8 | .234 |
| 1966 | BAL | 133 | 303 | 35 | 84 | 6 | 33 | 5 | .277 |
| 1967 | BAL | 151 | 552 | 72 | 162 | 11 | 64 | 8 | .293 |
| 1968 | BAL | 141 | 421 | 48 | 89 | 7 | 38 | 4 | .211 |
| 1969 | BAL | 150 | 625 | 102 | 178 | 26 | 76 | 20 | .285 |
| 1970 | BAL | 133 | 480 | 79 | 128 | 18 | 65 | 24 | .267 |
| 1971 | BAL | 141 | 516 | 75 | 135 | 10 | 44 | 14 | .262 |
| 1972 | BAL | 142 | 477 | 47 | 111 | 8 | 49 | 7 | .233 |
| 1973 | BAL | 146 | 500 | 73 | 140 | 10 | 64 | 18 | .280 |
| 1974 | BAL | 151 | 552 | 77 | 144 | 17 | 62 | 27 | .261 |
| 1975 | BAL | 140 | 440 | 51 | 96 | 5 | 31 | 17 | .218 |
| 1976 | BAL | 145 | 375 | 29 | 74 | 3 | 16 | 15 | .197 |
| 1977 | NYY | 83 | 164 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 3 | .262 |
| 1978 | NYY | 75 | 125 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .176 |
| 1979 |  CIN/NYY | 77 | 145 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .152 |
| 1980 | NYY | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 53
- AB
- 146
- R
- 21
- H
- 38
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .260
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,673
- TB
- 2,307
- XBH
- 471
- HBP
- 23
- IBB
- 23
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | BAL | 409 | 123 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | BAL | 325 | 126 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | BAL | 619 | 246 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BAL | 467 | 134 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 685 | 298 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL | 548 | 210 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 555 | 205 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 514 | 171 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 554 | 201 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 615 | 230 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 487 | 132 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BAL | 413 | 99 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 183 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 136 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN/NYY | 160 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 34.3
- RC
- 737.8
- RC/27
- 4.20
- ISOP
- .131
- SECA
- .219
- BB/K
- 0.51
- AB/HR
- 45.1
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BAL | -0.2 | -0.4 | -5.9 | .000 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | BAL | 0.3 | 39.7 | 3.7 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 72.8 | 0 |
| 1966 | BAL | 1.9 | 39 | 4.5 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.5 | 0 |
| 1967 | BAL | 6.4 | 90.6 | 6 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 50.2 | 0 |
| 1968 | BAL | 1.9 | 39.4 | 3.1 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 60.1 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 6.7 | 102 | 5.8 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL | 5.6 | 77.2 | 5.6 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 2.7 | 63.3 | 4.3 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 51.6 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 2.2 | 46 | 3.2 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 4.6 | 71.5 | 5.1 | .122 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 5.0 | 78.3 | 4.9 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 0.6 | 34.2 | 2.5 | .082 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 88 | 0 |
| 1976 | BAL | -1.3 | 24.6 | 2.1 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 125 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 0.4 | 21 | 4.3 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | -0.9 | 7 | 1.8 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 62.5 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN/NYY | -1.6 | 6 | 1.3 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 72.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2.7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Paul Blair's career stats?
Paul Blair played 17 seasons for the Orioles and the Yankees. He was a career .250 hitter with 1,513 hits, 134 home runs and 620 RBI. His best season was 1967: a .293 batting average, 11 home runs and 64 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1964 to 1980
Paul Blair finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×4
- 1966 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
- 1970 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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