Paul Byrd stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 2009

Starting Pitcher · #36

Age 55 · 6' 1"

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Paul Byrd played 14 MLB seasons, 1995 to 2009.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
345
W
109
L
96
ERA
4.41
IP
1,697.0
K
923
BB
401
WHIP
1.33

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1995NYM17202.0522.02671.14
1996NYM38124.2446.231211.48
1997ATL31445.2653.037281.42
1998ATL/PHI9522.6857.039181.11
1999PHI3215114.60199.2106701.38
2000PHI17296.5183.053351.49
2001PHI/KC19674.44103.152261.41
2002KC3317113.90228.1129381.15
2004ATL19873.94114.179191.24
2005LAA3112113.74204.1102281.19
2006CLE311094.88179.088381.51
2007CLE311584.59192.188281.39
2008CLE/BOS3011124.60180.082341.32
2009BOS7135.8234.011111.71

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
3
L
1
ERA
5.40
IP
33.1
K
15
BB
9
WHIP
1.59

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
139
CG
17
SHO
6
K/9
4.9
GB
1,275
FB
1,968
G/F
0.60
WP
35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1995NYM00010.60001
1996NYM0006.00003
1997ATL1006.30003
1998ATL/PHI6216.20002
1999PHI19104.800011
2000PHI8005.70001
2001PHI/KC8104.50002
2002KC20725.10003
2004ATL11006.21432390.61
2005LAA22214.52794250.71
2006CLE15104.42773960.72
2007CLE15224.12874260.75
2008CLE/BOS13104.12393990.60
2009BOS1002.950830.60

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
55 yearsDec 3, 1970
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1995
Birthplace
Louisville, KY
Draft
1991Rd 4, Pk 112
College
LSU

Latest performance

Paul Byrd

Oct 03 · vs CLE · W 11-6

IP
3.0
H
3
R
2
ER
2
BB
0
K
1
HR
1
ERA
5.82

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sat, Oct 03vsCLEW 11-633221
Sun, Sep 27atNYYL 4-25.27331
Tue, Sep 22atKCL 5-16.29550
Wed, Sep 16vsLAAW 9-85.19334
Wed, Sep 09vsBALW 7-556221
Fri, Sep 04atCHWL 12-22.110773

What were Paul Byrd's career stats?

Paul Byrd played 14 seasons for the Mets, the Braves, the Phillies, the Royals, the Angels, the Guardians and the Red Sox. He had 109 wins and 923 strikeouts with a 4.41 ERA over 1,697.0 innings. His best season was 2002: 17 wins, a 3.90 ERA and 129 strikeouts.

More on Paul Byrd

Playoff series

Paul Byrd played 8 games across 4 MLB postseasons in 6 series — 3 won, 3 lost.

Paul Byrd's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2008TBLost 0-113.1542
2007NYYWon 1-015.0822
2007BOSWon 1-015.0624
2005NYYWon 1-013.2742
2005CHWLost 1-1210.21042
2004HOULost 0-225.2843

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Paul Byrd’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.