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Paul Lindblad
Paul Aaron Lindblad

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 15, 1965
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game October 1, 1978
Born August 9, 1941 in Chanute, KS
Died January 1, 2006 in Arlington, TX

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Lindy: Quite simply, one of the best guys ever to put on a uniform. -- Wolfie

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 23 KCA AL   0   1   4   0   0   0   0  0    7.3   12    9    9   3    0   12   1   1    35   0   0 11.05  3.49   32 1.636
 1966 24 KCA AL   5  10  38  14   0   0   6  1  121.0  138   63   56  14   37   69   3   0   520  10   0  4.17  3.40   82 1.446
 1967 25 KCA AL   5   8  46  10   1   1  17  6  115.7  106   59   46  15   35   83   6   3   487   9   0  3.58  3.20   89 1.219
 1968 26 OAK AL   4   3  47   1   0   0  20  2   56.3   51   19   15   6   14   42   0   0   235   4   0  2.40  2.80  117 1.154
 1969 27 OAK AL   9   6  60   0   0   0  27  9   78.3   72   37   36   8   33   64   2   2   339   8   0  4.14  3.45   83 1.340
 1970 28 OAK AL   8   2  62   0   0   0  19  3   63.3   52   23   19   7   28   42   0   2   266   7   0  2.70  3.53  131 1.263
 1971 29 TOT AL   7   4  51   0   0   0  26  8   99.7   76   32   31   7   31   54   3   2   396   7   0  2.80  3.31  118 1.074
         OAK AL   1   0   8   0   0   0   3  0   16.0   18    7    7   1    2    4   1   0    65   1   0  3.94  3.36   85 1.250
         WSA AL   6   4  43   0   0   0  23  8   83.7   58   25   24   6   29   50   2   2   331   6   0  2.58  3.29  128 1.040
 1972 30 TEX AL   5   8  66   0   0   0  33  9   99.7   95   31   29   7   29   51   0   3   410   6   0  2.62  3.01  115 1.244
 1973 31 OAK AL   1   5  36   3   0   0  11  2   78.0   89   38   32   8   28   33   3   6   341   2   0  3.69  3.56   96 1.500
 1974 32 OAK AL   4   4  45   2   0   0  22  6  100.7   85   30   23   4   30   46   2   0   412  11   0  2.06  3.34  162 1.142
 1975 33 OAK AL   9   1  68   0   0   0  20  7  122.3  105   44   37   6   43   58   0   3   499  10   0  2.72  3.64  134 1.210 MVP-18
 1976 34 OAK AL   6   5  65   0   0   0  20  5  114.7  111   50   39   5   24   37   3   2   480   5   0  3.06  3.35  109 1.177
 1977 35 TEX AL   4   5  42   1   0   0  25  4   98.7  103   50   46  16   29   46   1   2   417   2   0  4.20  4.11   98 1.338
 1978 36 TOT AL   1   1  25   1   0   0  12  2   58.0   62   25   25   6   23   34   2   3   254   7   0  3.88  3.73   96 1.466
         TEX AL   1   1  18   0   0   0   9  2   39.7   41   16   16   2   15   25   2   2   170   7   0  3.63  3.78  104 1.412
         NYY AL   0   0   7   1   0   0   3  0   18.3   21    9    9   4    8    9   0   1    84   0   0  4.42  3.63   82 1.582
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .519  68  63 655  32   1   1 258 64 1213.7 1157  510  443 112  384  671  26  29  5091  88   0  3.29  3.42  104 1.270
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   6  64   3   0   0  25  6  120.0  114   50   43  11   38   66   2   2   503   8   0  3.29  3.42  104 1.270
 Career High      9  10  68  14   1   1  33  9  122.3  138   63   56  16   43   83   6   6   520  11   0  2.06  4.11  162 1.074
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 23 KCA AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 24 KCA AL  38   34    0    5   2  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .147  .171  .206   10    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1967 25 KCA AL  48   34    1    7   1  0   1    3   0  0   0   7  .206  .206  .324   57   11   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 26 OAK AL  47    8    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .375  .375  .500  171    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 27 OAK AL  60   12    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .333  .357  .333   99    4   0   1   0   0   0
 1970 28 OAK AL  62    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 29 TOT AL  51   22    2    4   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .182  .182  .273   31    6   0   0   0   0   0
         OAK AL   8    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   92    1   0   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL  43   19    2    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .158  .158  .263   21    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 30 TEX AL  66   15    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   22    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1975 33 OAK AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     387  133    6   26   6  0   1    6   0  0   2  35  .195  .206  .263   38   35   5   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         56    3   11   3  0   0    3   0  0   1  15  .195  .206  .263   38   15   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     66   34    2    7   2  0   1    3   0  0   1  10                          11   2   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 23 KCA AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .250| .000  .319| .000  .382| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1966 24 KCA AL   36   30    1   0.9    87| .147  .245| .171  .311| .206  .378| .377  .689|  10  .064  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1967 25 KCA AL   35   28    2   1.9    82| .206  .240| .206  .308| .324  .360| .530  .668|  57  .230  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1968 26 OAK AL    9    6    2   9.0    75| .375  .231| .375  .300| .500  .342| .875  .642| 171  .847   0.6   0.1   0%
 1969 27 OAK AL   14    9    2   6.0    91| .333  .249| .357  .324| .333  .375| .690  .699|  99  .655   0.1   0.0   0%
 1970 28 OAK AL    6    6    0   0.0    95| .000  .254| .000  .328| .000  .388| .000  .716|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1971 29 TOT AL   22   18    1   1.5    88| .182  .249| .182  .320| .273  .369| .455  .689|  31  .140  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         OAK AL    3    2    0   0.0    91| .333  .253| .333  .324| .333  .375| .666  .699|  92  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
         WSA AL   19   16    1   1.7    87| .158  .248| .158  .319| .263  .368| .421  .687|  21  .168  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1972 30 TEX AL   17   14    1   1.9    80| .200  .242| .200  .310| .200  .349| .400  .659|  22  .238  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1975 33 OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .325| .000  .376| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      141  113    9   2.2    85| .195  .244| .206  .313| .263  .367| .469  .680|  38  .253 -10.8  -1.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1965 23 KCA AL   P    4      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  1.00  0.75  4.93  2.10    0    7.3
 1966 24 KCA AL   P   38      6   22    1    1  .966  .952  0.74  0.75  2.08  1.99   14  121.0
 1967 25 KCA AL   P   46      4   17    0    1 1.000  .959  0.46  0.74  1.63  1.96   10  115.7
 1968 26 OAK AL   P   47      4    9    0    1 1.000  .956  0.28  0.73  2.08  1.89    1   56.3
 1969 27 OAK AL   P   60      2   11    0    0 1.000  .949  0.22  0.69  1.46  1.88    0   80.3
 1970 28 OAK AL   P   62      1   10    0    0 1.000  .948  0.18  0.67  1.56  1.86    0   63.3
 1971 29 TOT AL   P   51      4   21    0    1 1.000  .958  0.49  0.77  2.26  1.98    0   99.7
         OAK AL   P    8      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.78  2.25  1.97    0   16.0
         WSA AL   P   43      3   18    0    1 1.000  .959  0.49  0.77  2.26  1.98    0   83.7
 1972 30 TEX AL   P   66      0   15    0    1 1.000  .949  0.23  0.75  1.35  1.86    0   99.7
 1973 31 OAK AL   P   36      5    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.39  0.86  1.62  1.86    3   78.0
 1974 32 OAK AL   P   45      1   19    1    1  .952  .948  0.44  0.83  1.79  1.81    2  100.7
 1975 33 OAK AL   P   68     10   23    2    3  .943  .940  0.49  0.85  2.43  1.87    0  122.3
 1976 34 OAK AL   P   65      9   21    1    1  .968  .949  0.46  0.85  2.35  1.87    0  114.7
 1977 35 TEX AL   P   42      7   16    0    0 1.000  .947  0.55  0.84  2.10  1.95    1   98.7
 1978 36 TOT AL   P   25      2    9    0    1 1.000  .957  0.44  0.85  1.71  1.91    1   58.0
         TEX AL   P   18      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  0.28  0.85  1.13  1.90    0   39.7
         NYY AL   P    7      2    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.86  0.86  2.95  1.92    1   18.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1965 23 KCA AL   P    4      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  1.00  0.75  4.93  2.10    0    7.3
 1966 24 KCA AL   P   38      6   22    1    1  .966  .952  0.74  0.75  2.08  1.99   14  121.0
 1967 25 KCA AL   P   46      4   17    0    1 1.000  .959  0.46  0.74  1.63  1.96   10  115.7
 1968 26 OAK AL   P   47      4    9    0    1 1.000  .956  0.28  0.73  2.08  1.89    1   56.3
 1969 27 OAK AL   P   60      2   11    0    0 1.000  .949  0.22  0.69  1.46  1.88    0   80.3
 1970 28 OAK AL   P   62      1   10    0    0 1.000  .948  0.18  0.67  1.56  1.86    0   63.3
 1971 29 TOT AL   P   51      4   21    0    1 1.000  .958  0.49  0.77  2.26  1.98    0   99.7
         OAK AL   P    8      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.78  2.25  1.97    0   16.0
         WSA AL   P   43      3   18    0    1 1.000  .959  0.49  0.77  2.26  1.98    0   83.7
 1972 30 TEX AL   P   66      0   15    0    1 1.000  .949  0.23  0.75  1.35  1.86    0   99.7
 1973 31 OAK AL   P   36      5    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.39  0.86  1.62  1.86    3   78.0
 1974 32 OAK AL   P   45      1   19    1    1  .952  .948  0.44  0.83  1.79  1.81    2  100.7
 1975 33 OAK AL   P   68     10   23    2    3  .943  .940  0.49  0.85  2.43  1.87    0  122.3
 1976 34 OAK AL   P   65      9   21    1    1  .968  .949  0.46  0.85  2.35  1.87    0  114.7
 1977 35 TEX AL   P   42      7   16    0    0 1.000  .947  0.55  0.84  2.10  1.95    1   98.7
 1978 36 TOT AL   P   25      2    9    0    1 1.000  .957  0.44  0.85  1.71  1.91    1   58.0
         TEX AL   P   18      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  0.28  0.85  1.13  1.90    0   39.7
         NYY AL   P    7      2    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.86  0.86  2.95  1.92    1   18.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 655     56  205    6   11  .978  .950  0.40  0.78  1.93  1.90   32 1215.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       655     56  205    6   11  .978  .950  0.40  0.78  1.93  1.90   32   1216

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1973   WS    OAK NYM     W   3   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   3.1   4   0   1   1 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   2   0   1.93  0  0  0  0   4.2   5   1   1   0 
 1978   WS    NYY LAD     W   1   0  11.57  0  0  0  0   2.1   4   3   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   4   0   4.76  1  0  0  0   5.2   8   3   1   2 
  3 Postseason Ser      2-1   6   0   3.48  1  0  0  0  10.1  13   4   2   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1973   WS    OAK NYM     W   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   WS    NYY LAD     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   4   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1   6   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1975-AL-18-0.02
Car-1327-0.02 shares

Games
1969 AL-60-7
1970 AL-62-9
1972 AL-66-1
1975 AL-68-2
1976 AL-65-3

Games Finished
1972 AL-33-10

Oldest Player
1978 AL-36-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 11.0 (868) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.
May 8, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Frank Fernandez, Don Mincher, and cash to the Washington Senators for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles.
October 30, 1972: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Bill McNulty. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
February 19, 1977: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics for $400,000.
August 1, 1978: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers.
November 30, 1978: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the New York Yankees.
March 27, 1979: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
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Uniforms
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Lindy: Quite simply, one of the best guys ever to put on a uniform. -- Wolfie