Paul Maholm
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| Chicago Cubs – No. -- | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: June 25, 1982 Greenwood, Mississippi |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 53-73 |
| Earned run average | 4.36 |
| Strikeouts | 705 |
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Paul Gurner Maholm (born June 25, 1982) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
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[edit] Amateur career
Maholm is a graduate of Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. He was a three-year letterman while pitching at Mississippi State University for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.
[edit] Professional career
Maholm was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round (8th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.
He made his major league debut, as a starter, on August 30, 2005 against the Milwaukee Brewers and pitched 8.0 shutout innings, earning his first career win. He finished the 2005 season, providing the Pirates with a 3-1 record in 6 games, with a 2.18 ERA.
Maholm pitched his first complete game shutout, while giving up only 3 hits in a 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros on April 24, 2007
After the 2008 season, Maholm signed a three year contract extension worth a guaranteed $14.5 million and a team option for 2012.[1]
In 2009, he hit his first major league home run off of Mets pitcher John Maine.
He finished an average 2009 with a 8-9 record, 4.44 era, 14 home runs given up, 6 hit batsmen, 60 walks, 119 strikeouts, .290 average against, a 1.44 walks and hits per innings pitched, in 194.2 innings pitched.
On March 13, 2008, Paul Maholm struck out actor Billy Crystal in a spring training game.[2]
On January 10, 2012, Paul Maholm Signed a one year, 4.75 million dollar contract with the Chicago Cubs.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sheldon, Mark (2009-01-30). "Pirates sign Maholm and Hinske Ace left-hander inks three-year deal with option for 2012". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090130&content_id=3785698&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ http://www.bucsdugout.com/2008/3/13/145745/437
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/cubs-add-to-starting-rotation-agree-to-1-year-deal-with-maholm-that-includes-2013-club-option/2012/01/10/gIQAfG2GoP_story.html
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