Paul Abbott (baseball): Difference between revisions
m Updated infobox using AWB (7758) |
No edit summary |
||
Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
|bats=Right |
|bats=Right |
||
|throws=Right |
|throws=Right |
||
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|9|15}} |
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|9|15}}(44) |
||
|birth_place=[[Van Nuys, California]] |
|birth_place=[[Van Nuys, California]] |
||
|debutdate=August 21 |
|debutdate=August 21 |
Revision as of 01:07, 16 September 2011
Paul Abbott | |
---|---|
Pitcher | |
Born: Van Nuys, California | September 15, 1967 (44)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
August 21, 1990, for the Minnesota Twins | |
Last appearance | |
August 7, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Career statistics | |
Win-Loss | 43-37 |
Earned run average | 4.92 |
Strikeouts | 496 |
Teams | |
Paul David Abbott (born September 15, 1967 in Van Nuys, California), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1990-2004. Over 162 games, Abbott had a 43-37 record, with 496 strikeouts and a 4.92 ERA.
Professional career
Minnesota Twins
Abbott began his professional career in the Minnesota Twins farm system, first with the Rookie-Level Elizabethton Twins in 1985. With Elizabethton, Abbott went 1-5 with a 6.94 ERA in 10 games, all starts.
His next season, Abbot was promoted to the Class-A Kenosha Twins of the Midwest League. In 1986, Abbott went 6-10 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 games, 15 starts. He continued to pitch for Kenosha in 1987 as he went 13-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 26 games, 25 starts/
In 1988, Abbot continued to play in Class-A, this time with the Visalia Oaks of the California League. He went 11-9 with a 4.18 ERA in 28 games, all starts. Abbott also pitched 1711⁄3 innings pitched, the most in his Minor league career.
1989 saw Abbott a promotion to the Double-A Orlando Twins of the Southern League. He went 9-3 with a 4.37 ERA in 17 games, all starts.
Abbott began the 1990 season with the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. He went 5-14 with a 4.56 ERA in 23 games, all starts. He was called up to the Minnesota Twins on August 21, 1990. He went 0-5 with 25 strikeouts and a 5.97 ERA in seven games, all starts.
Golden Baseball League
In 2005, Abbott played for the Independent San Diego Surf Dawgs and Fullerton Flyers in the Golden Baseball League.
Coaching career
On December 22, 2010, he was named pitching coach of the Lowell Spinners, Short-Season Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, for the 2011 season. He previously was an assistant baseball coach at Fullerton Junior College and pitching coach for the independent Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League.[1] He has a son named Trent Abbott who attended Servite High School and played baseball for Fullerton College (with Paul Abbott as the coach) and he was drafted by Oakland Athletics in the 36th round of the 2007 MLB draft.[2]
References
- ^ "Paul Abbott joins the Flyers Coaching Staff". orangecountyflyers.com. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Trent-Abbott.shtml
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Minnesota Twins players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Kenosha Twins players
- Visalia Oaks players
- Orlando Twins players
- Portland Beavers players
- Canton/Akron Indians players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Omaha Royals players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Arizona League Mariners players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- San Bernardino Stampede players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- San Diego Surf Dawgs players
- Fullerton Flyers players