#32 Paul Abbott, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Florida Marlins

#32 Paul Abbott, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Florida Marlins
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Paul Abbott

9/15/1967
31
USA,CA,VAN NUYS
6"3
195

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Suffers
Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,550,000
1998 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 97 Days (957 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 152 Days (1356 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	4	10	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	5	4	10
Versus RHB	5	4	10
Talent	4	1	10

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

7
60
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	5	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/21	LAN	L 2-14	*	6	7	5	1	3	3	L
8/26	@SF	W 5-3	*	6	6	2	2	3	6
8/31	@NYM	W 3-1	*	7	4	1	1	5	6	W	PoG
9/5	PHI	L 6-8	*	5	5	6	6	3	2	L
9/10	MON	W 7-2	*	8	5	1	1	1	5	W
9/15	NYM	L 0-8	*	4.1	6	6	6	7	4	L
9/20	@CIN	W 8-5	*	5.2	9	5	5	1	7
9/25	@STL	L 1-2	*	6	7	2	2	1	4	L
9/30	PIT	W 8-7	*	4.1	6	6	6	3	0
10/5	@MON	L 3-11	*	2.1	6	8	8	4	1	L

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	37	37	8	9	0	5.31	210.1	212	134	124	108	148	3	8.1	2	14	37.8
Projected	36	36	8	9	0	5.31	204.0	206	130	121	105	144

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.2	9.1	6.3	4.6	25	4	16.0	0	0	.0	4.24

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	423	127	41	11	5	66	71	60	64	0	0	7	.300	.394	.485	.878
vs. RHB	387	85	23	6	5	59	63	48	84	0	0	5	.220	.306	.349	.655

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	17	17	4	6	0	5.36	94.0	94	63	56	56	57
Road	20	20	4	3	0	5.26	116.1	118	71	68	52	91
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	2	0	0	3.82	37.2	32	16	16	19	19
May	6	6	2	0	0	2.41	37.1	23	13	10	11	26
June	6	6	0	3	0	7.52	32.1	42	28	27	15	23
July	6	6	2	0	0	5.01	32.1	37	20	18	19	29
August	6	6	1	2	0	4.89	35.0	34	23	19	24	28
Sept./Oct.	7	7	1	4	0	8.58	35.2	44	34	34	20	23

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1991	2	2	0	2	0	12.91	7.2	12	11	11	3	8	4	0	0	2.61	.333	HOU
1992	7	7	3	2	0	5.74	31.1	37	23	20	1	19	28	0	0	1.79	.375	HOU
1993	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	13.0	4	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	0.54	.118	HOU COL FLA
1994	32	11	4	6	0	6.66	71.2	85	71	53	3	50	51	0	0	1.88	.345	FLA
1995	39	10	7	4	0	3.79	95.0	82	43	40	3	56	61	1	0	1.45	.269	FLA
1996	34	34	15	5	0	3.63	208.1	161	93	84	5	109	168	1	1	1.30	.269	FLA
1997	34	34	13	11	0	4.27	192.0	190	108	91	4	103	150	0	0	1.53	.314	FLA
1998	37	37	8	9	0	5.31	210.1	212	134	124	10	108	148	3	2	1.52	.310	FLA
Total	187	137	52	39	0	4.59	829.1	783	483	423	29	456	618	5	3	1.49	.300

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1990, AA	30	30	16	8	0	3.49	191.0	169	80	74	21	61	201	0	0	1.20	.294
1990, AAA	1	1	0	1	0	13.50	2.2	6	7	4	2	1	1	0	0	2.63	.333
1991, AA	4	4	2	2	0	4.43	22.1	16	11	11	2	13	20	0	0	1.30	.246
1991, AAA	21	21	14	5	0	3.17	127.2	115	48	45	8	66	97	0	0	1.42	.288
1992, AAA	15	15	6	4	0	3.38	90.2	88	34	34	10	35	68	0	0	1.36	.291
1993, AAA	30	30	12	9	0	3.76	177.1	159	82	74	11	97	164	2	1	1.44	.299

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1996	2	2	0	1	0	2.45	11.0	7	3	3	11	12	0	0
Total	2	2	0	1	0	2.45	11.0	7	3	3	11	12	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1991	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	HOU
1992	7	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	HOU
1993	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	HOU COL FLA
1994	32	15	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	FLA
1995	39	22	7	2	0	0	3	3	2	7	0	0	.318	.375	.409	.784	FLA
1996	34	62	11	0	0	0	6	7	7	27	0	0	.177	.261	.177	.438	FLA
1997	34	66	7	0	0	0	4	4	2	36	0	0	.106	.145	.106	.251	FLA
1998	37	65	10	1	0	0	4	5	4	31	0	0	.154	.203	.169	.372	FLA
Total	187	247	41	4	0	0	18	20	17	117	0	0	.166	.223	.182	.405

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.977

210.1

1.88

Player History

Drafted in 5th round, 109th overall pick, by Houston in 1990...
Had first career hit on 5/24/1991, off Tim Belcher (CIN)...
Earned first career win on 6/7/1992...
Injured on 7/10/1992 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 8/9/1992 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...
Traded from Houston to Colorado on 2/3/1993 (Going to COL: P Jeff Montgomery, CF Darrin Jackson, P Paul Abbott. Going to HOU: C Steven AA)...
Traded from Colorado to Florida on 2/3/1993 (Going to COL: 2B Nelson Liriano, CF Kevin Batiste, P Kevin Brown, 1B Glenn Braggs, CF Jose Gonzalez. Going to FLA: P Randy Hennis, P Charlie Mitchell,
SS Felix Fermin, SS Walt Weiss, P Paul Abbott)...
Injured on 5/30/1993 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,550,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,550,000 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA
1996 - 3.63 - 10th

Wins
1996 - 15 - 9th

BB
1996 - 109 - 4th
1997 - 103 - 9th

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