Paul Maholm

Born: 6/25/1982 in Greenwood, MS, USA

MLB Debut: 2005-08-30 | Final Game: 2014-08-01

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 245 lbs

Full name: Paul Gurner Maholm

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Biography

Paul Maholm was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2014. Born in 1982, he made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and later played for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Dodgers, showcasing a career marked by perseverance and resilience on the mound. Maholm's pitching style was characterized by a solid command of his fastball and a reliable breaking ball, which allowed him to accumulate a career record of 77 wins and 100 losses, alongside an earned run average (ERA) of 4.3. Throughout his career, Maholm struck out a total of 984 batters, demonstrating his ability to miss bats and compete at a high level within the game. Despite not recording any saves, he contributed significantly to his teams as a starting pitcher during an era that witnessed the evolution of pitching strategies and player utilization. Maholm's journey through the competitive landscape of Major League Baseball reflected both the challenges and triumphs faced by pitchers of his time, leaving a lasting impact on the teams he represented and the fans who followed his career.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
77	100	273	250	6	4	0	1556.3	1676	744	149	510	984	4.30	0

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	PIT	NL	3	1	6	6	0	0	41.3	31	10	17	26	2.18	4.29 (+49%)	467.2
2006	PIT	NL	8	10	30	30	0	0	176.0	202	93	81	117	4.76	4.53 (-5%)	-1272.0
2007	PIT	NL	10	15	29	29	2	1	177.7	204	99	49	105	5.02	4.47 (-12%)	-566.2
2008	PIT	NL	9	9	31	31	1	0	206.3	201	85	63	139	3.71	4.32 (+14%)	909.7
2009	PIT	NL	8	9	31	31	0	0	194.7	221	96	60	119	4.44	4.32 (-3%)	2506.6
2010	PIT	NL	9	15	32	32	1	1	185.3	228	105	62	102	5.10	4.08 (-25%)	-480.8
2011	PIT	NL	6	14	26	26	1	1	162.3	160	66	50	97	3.66	3.94 (+7%)	668.2
2012	CHC	NL	9	6	21	20	0	0	120.3	115	50	34	81	3.74	4.01 (+7%)	-
2012	ATL	NL	4	5	11	11	1	1	68.7	63	27	19	59	3.54	4.01 (+12%)	435.2
2013	ATL	NL	10	11	26	26	0	0	153.0	169	75	47	105	4.41	3.87 (-14%)	-1467.4
2014	LAD	NL	1	5	30	8	0	0	70.7	82	38	28	34	4.84	3.74 (-29%)	-

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
273	478	20	52	4	0	2	18	0	24	252	0.109	0.151	0.130	0.281	-3574.4

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career SLG .130 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Career OPS 0.281 vs. league average 0.736 across their career seasons — 61.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	PIT	NL	6	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	6	0.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	30	55	3	6	0	0	2	3	31	0.109	.269 (-59%)	.336 (-54%)	.431 (-75%)	.768 (-66%)	-635.3
2007	PIT	NL	29	59	4	11	1	0	5	1	29	0.186	.268 (-30%)	.335 (-40%)	.422 (-52%)	.758 (-47%)	-479.6
2008	PIT	NL	31	65	4	8	0	0	3	6	28	0.123	.263 (-53%)	.333 (-41%)	.416 (-70%)	.749 (-57%)	-636.9
2009	PIT	NL	31	58	1	4	1	1	2	3	36	0.069	.262 (-74%)	.332 (-66%)	.417 (-67%)	.750 (-66%)	-678.7
2010	PIT	NL	32	56	1	5	0	0	0	2	31	0.089	.257 (-65%)	.325 (-63%)	.402 (-78%)	.728 (-71%)	-672.8
2011	PIT	NL	26	46	1	5	0	0	1	3	22	0.109	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CHC	NL	21	39	1	3	0	1	3	2	22	0.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	11	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	16	0.042	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	ATL	NL	26	52	2	7	2	0	2	1	25	0.135	.253 (-47%)	.317 (-52%)	.396 (-56%)	.714 (-55%)	-471.2
2014	LAD	NL	30	9	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	273	250	68	266	15	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	PIT	P	6	6	1	6	0	0
2006	PIT	P	30	30	10	41	2	2
2007	PIT	P	29	29	4	32	1	1
2008	PIT	P	31	31	7	30	2	2
2009	PIT	P	31	31	9	39	2	3
2010	PIT	P	32	32	12	33	3	2
2011	PIT	P	26	26	9	28	1	2
2012	CHN	P	21	20	4	13	1	1
2012	ATL	P	11	11	1	13	1	0
2013	ATL	P	26	26	7	18	1	2
2014	LAN	P	30	8	4	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
Pitcher	273

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	LAN	NL	$1,500,000
2013	ATL	NL	$6,500,000
2012	CHN	NL	$4,250,000
2011	PIT	NL	$6,250,000
2010	PIT	NL	$5,000,000
2009	PIT	NL	$2,500,000
2008	PIT	NL	$424,500
2007	PIT	NL	$403,000
2006	PIT	NL	$328,000
Total Career Earnings			$27,155,500