Paul Maholm
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 28 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: June 25, 1982 Greenwood, Mississippi |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through May 17, 2013) |
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| Win–loss record | 71–88 |
| Earned run average | 4.24 |
| Strikeouts | 889 |
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Paul Gurner Maholm (born June 25, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Amateur career [edit]
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 Bulldogs.
Professional career [edit]
Pittsburgh Pirates [edit]
Maholm was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2003 draft.
He made his major league debut, as a starter, on August 30, 2005 against the Milwaukee Brewers and pitched eight shutout innings, earning his first career win. He compiled a 3-1 record in six games, with a 2.18 ERA.
Maholm pitched his first shutout, while giving up three 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 the Mets' John Maine.
He finished 2009 with a record of 8-9, 4.44 ERA, 14 home runs allowed, 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, Maholm struck out actor Billy Crystal in a spring training game.[2]
Chicago Cubs [edit]
On January 10, 2012, Maholm signed a one-year, $4.75 million contract with the Chicago Cubs with an option for a second year.[3]
Atlanta Braves [edit]
Maholm was traded to the Atlanta Braves on July 30, 2012 with Reed Johnson for Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Chapman.[4][5]
Pitching style [edit]
Maholm throws a wide variety of pitches and with a great range of speeds. His lead pitch is a sinker in the 87–89 mph range. He also throws a four-seam fastball (87–90), changeup (80–83), cut fastball (83–86), slider (79–82), and curveball (70–75). Maholm uses the cutter and changeup almost exclusively on right-handed hitters, while the slider is used only on lefties. He throws his curveball to batters from both sides of the plate. In 2013, he added a slow curveball that ranges from 70 MPH to 62 MPH, that at times dips in the 50's.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ Sheldon, Mark (2009-01-30). "Pirates sign Maholm and Hinske Ace left-hander inks three-year deal with option for 2012". MLB.com. 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. Missing or empty
|title=(help)[dead link] - ^ Syder, Matt (2012-07-30). "Cubs trade Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson to Braves". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (July 30, 2012). "Braves To Acquire Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm".
- ^ "PITCHf/x Player Card: Paul Maholm". BrooksBaseball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Atlanta Braves players
- People from Greenwood, Mississippi
- Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
- Williamsport Crosscutters players
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Altoona Curve players
- Indianapolis Indians players
