Paul
O'Neill
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: February 25, 1963 in Usa, OH, COLUMBUS
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 25 PHI NL 11 37 6 15 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 .405 .405 .541 .946 6.7 2.1
1989 26 SFG NL 15 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 .188 .188 .188 .375 -0.4 0.0
1990 27 SFG NL 130 344 36 105 11 0 4 34 0 0 16 47 .305 .335 .372 .707 40.6 8.3
1991 28 SFG NL 130 131 13 37 5 0 2 18 0 1 10 28 .282 .331 .366 .697 14.9 2.4
1992 29 SFG NL 152 379 39 88 14 2 12 41 0 0 14 65 .232 .260 .375 .634 35.7 4.1
1993 30 SFG NL 37 38 6 11 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 5 .289 .341 .368 .710 4.6 0.9
  CAR NL 92 346 50 114 16 2 14 47 0 1 23 59 .329 .367 .509 .876 60.7 15.2
  TOT   129 384 56 125 16 2 15 50 0 1 26 64 .326 .365 .495 .860 65.3 16.0
1994 31 CAR NL 158 602 81 187 29 4 14 92 1 1 31 96 .311 .339 .442 .781 85.5 15.7
1995 32 CAR NL 155 567 69 157 27 3 17 84 0 1 31 112 .277 .313 .425 .738 69.9 10.9
1996 33 CAR NL 154 568 73 161 24 4 12 61 0 1 38 118 .283 .327 .403 .730 69.1 10.3
1997 34 CAR NL 146 476 59 140 23 4 10 58 1 1 36 94 .294 .342 .422 .765 65.8 10.5
1998 35 DET AL 154 539 64 157 23 3 9 56 1 1 47 117 .291 .348 .395 .743 68.7 9.5
11 Years Sim 1334 4043 498 1175 175 23 95 498 3 8 249 747 .291 .330 .416 .746 521.8 89.9
162 Game Average 490 60 142 21 2 11 60 0 0 30 90 .291 .330 .416 .746 63.4  
Career Highs 158 602 81 187 29 4 17 92 1 1 47 118 .405 .405 .541 .946 85.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1988 25 PHI NL LF 11 10 81.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.11   0.3
1989 26 SFG NL LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 27 SFG NL LF 88 82 695.7 146 0 0 0 1.000 1.89   2.1
1991 28 SFG NL LF 7 3 39.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.91   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1992 29 SFG NL LF 78 72 639.3 114 7 0 1 1.000 1.70   0.9
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 .667 9.00   0.0
1993 30 SFG NL LF 27 26 73.2 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.48   0.1
    RF 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CAR NL LF 66 64 671.8 108 4 1 1 .991 1.50   1.2
    RF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   LF 93 90 745.0 120 4 1 1 .992 1.50   1.3
      RF 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1994 31 CAR NL LF 156 153 1353.7 205 11 0 2 1.000 1.44   3.0
1995 32 CAR NL LF 148 147 1254.0 211 3 0 2 1.000 1.54   1.7
    CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1996 33 CAR NL LF 148 146 1264.0 221 4 0 0 1.000 1.60   3.1
1997 34 CAR NL LF 137 129 1101.3 214 5 0 4 1.000 1.79   2.5
    CF 2 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1998 35 DET AL LF 150 146 1262.7 242 8 1 2 .996 1.78   3.5
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 1017 979 8445.3 1496 42 2 12 .999 1.64   18.5
  CF 4 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
  RF 4 0 6.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 .667 9.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1027 979 8464.6 1498 43 3 13 .998 1.64   18.5
Career Highs   156 153 1353.7 242 11 1 4 1.000 2.11    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1993 30 CAR NL 3 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .417 .750
Career Post-Season Batting 3 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .417 .750
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1994-7-.311
Hits
1994-4-187
Singles
1994-5-140
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Toronto in 1985
Traded from Toronto to Boston on 3/2/1985 (Going to BOS: LF P. O'neill. Going to TOR: P T. Henke, 2B M. Woodard)
Injured on 4/22/1985 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Boston to Philadelphia on 3/2/1987 (Going to PHI: RF L. Sheets, LF P. O'neill, 3B T. Woodson, C T. Player. Going to BOS: 3B N. Norman, CF T. Gwynn)
Injured on 8/16/1987 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/1/1988, off Pete Redfern (MON)
Injured on 4/12/1988 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season
Traded from Philadelphia to San Francisco on 6/16/1988 (Going to PHI: 2B Rob Andrews, 1B Sid Bream. Going to SFG: LF Paul O'neill, SS Ryne Sandberg, 2B Jeff Cox, RF Henry Cotto, P Neil Allen)
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1990, off David Palmer (SDP)
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Francisco to Carolina on 6/16/1993 (Going to SFG: C Carlos Delgado, 2B Brent Gates. Going to CAR: P Stu Tate, LF Paul O'neill)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Atlanta on 6/24/1993
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,764,286 through salary arbitration
9/1/1994: Signed a contract extension with Carolina, $2,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against Las Vegas on 8/6/1995
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis on 5/11/1997
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/1/1998 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year