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Paul
Householder		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: September 4, 1958 in Usa, OH, COLUMBUS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1987   
All-Star Selections 1986    1987   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 21 BAL AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5
1981 22 BAL AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6
1982 23 BAL AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1983 24 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1984 25 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7
1985 26 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 7
1986 27 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 6
1987 28 BAL AL $ 3,021,429   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
1988 29 BAL AL $ 5,750,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6
1989 30 BAL AL $ 5,750,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 6
1990 31 BAL AL $ 5,750,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1980 21 A   137 487 58 152 34 5 16 98 2 5 73 46 .312 .402 .501 .903 92.6  
1981 22 AA   134 502 63 146 31 0 18 74 0 4 32 68 .291 .333 .460 .793 72.2  
1982 23 AAA   112 414 59 103 22 2 15 68 3 4 33 66 .249 .304 .420 .725 52.1  
    AA   25 100 12 36 5 2 2 14 1 1 13 10 .360 .434 .510 .944 20.2  
1983 24 BAL AL 64 205 26 58 7 3 3 24 2 3 14 33 .283 .332 .390 .722 25.3 4.5
    AAA   25 80 14 22 1 1 3 10 1 1 11 18 .275 .363 .425 .788 12.6  
1984 25 BAL AL 107 320 44 91 17 3 10 55 6 2 44 47 .284 .370 .450 .820 55.0 13.2
1985 26 BAL AL 150 513 79 161 34 4 17 83 6 6 45 78 .314 .368 .495 .863 86.7 20.3
1986 27 BAL AL 151 570 89 164 25 3 16 92 11 9 68 81 .288 .363 .426 .789 87.8 18.6
1987 28 BAL AL 154 559 84 179 37 4 14 96 8 8 80 97 .320 .403 .476 .879 100.2 23.5
1988 29 BAL AL 157 568 80 160 28 3 13 68 4 6 57 93 .282 .346 .410 .756 71.8 12.3
1989 30 BAL AL 152 540 88 164 27 2 18 76 2 4 69 74 .304 .380 .461 .841 89.8 21.9
1990 31 BAL AL 133 512 60 146 19 0 10 69 6 3 38 70 .285 .335 .381 .715 62.1 10.0
8 Years Sim 1068 3787 550 1123 194 22 101 563 45 41 415 573 .297 .365 .439 .804 578.7 124.3
2 Years AAA 137 494 73 125 23 3 18 78 4 5 44 84 .253 .311 .421 .732 64.8  
2 Years AA 159 602 75 182 36 2 20 88 1 5 45 78 .302 .351 .468 .820 92.4  
1 Years A 137 487 58 152 34 5 16 98 2 5 73 46 .312 .401 .501 .902 92.6  
5 Years Minors 433 1583 206 459 93 10 54 264 7 15 162 208 .290 .355 .464 .819 249.8  
162 Game Average 574 83 170 29 3 15 85 6 6 62 86 .297 .365 .439 .804 87.8  
Career Highs 157 570 89 179 37 4 18 96 11 9 80 97 .320 .403 .495 .879 100.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2583 357 724 129 12 59 364 28 31 269 397 .280 .348 .408 .756 360.4
vs LH   1204 193 399 65 10 42 199 17 10 146 176 .331 .401 .507 .908 230.9
Home 526 1844 266 579 91 17 48 275 14 22 188 269 .314 .376 .460 .836 301.8
Away 542 1943 284 544 103 5 53 288 31 19 227 304 .280 .354 .420 .774 289.6
RISP   1059 0 328 45 10 34 447 0 0 133 166 .310 .378 .467 .846 186.3
Pinch Hitting   52 8 12 4 0 2 12 1 1 4 10 .231 .286 .423 .709 6.1
Close/Late   404 63 129 20 3 10 69 0 0 50 46 .319 .391 .458 .849 70.5
Mar/Apr 156 579 76 164 27 2 13 83 7 10 62 95 .283 .351 .404 .756 80.5
May 182 636 82 178 36 4 12 86 10 4 72 100 .280 .353 .406 .758 91.4
June 192 670 102 195 39 3 15 99 5 7 67 103 .291 .352 .425 .777 97.6
July 166 584 91 184 25 3 17 77 9 7 76 89 .315 .394 .455 .849 101.9
August 190 691 101 218 40 7 24 131 5 5 73 100 .315 .381 .498 .878 122.9
Sep/Oct 182 627 98 184 27 3 20 87 9 8 65 86 .293 .359 .442 .801 97.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1983 24 BAL AL CF 42 41 357.7 82 0 0 0 1.000 2.06   1.3
    LF 10 10 86.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.78    
    RF 9 9 71.0 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.15    
1984 25 BAL AL CF 80 75 631.7 166 4 0 2 1.000 2.42   2.6
    RF 8 6 45.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.40    
    LF 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 26 BAL AL CF 149 147 1257.7 315 7 0 0 1.000 2.30   4.0
    RF 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
1986 27 BAL AL CF 147 147 1218.3 350 4 0 1 1.000 2.62   5.3
    LF 11 0 16.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.10    
1987 28 BAL AL CF 146 146 1292.0 364 3 0 3 1.000 2.56   4.7
    RF 4 0 15.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.72    
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1988 29 BAL AL CF 145 143 1262.3 328 9 0 4 1.000 2.40   3.8
    RF 7 0 16.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.65    
    LF 4 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 30 BAL AL CF 146 143 1277.0 314 9 0 3 1.000 2.28   3.4
    LF 5 0 10.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 6.75    
1990 31 BAL AL CF 123 121 1085.3 284 6 0 3 1.000 2.40   4.1
    RF 6 4 40.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.12    
    LF 3 1 11.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 3.27    
  CF 978 963 8382.0 2203 42 0 16 1.000 2.41   29.3
  RF 35 20 197.3 38 1 0 0 1.000 1.78    
  LF 36 11 140.7 31 1 0 0 1.000 2.05    
Career Totals   1049 994 8719.9 2272 44 0 16 1.000 2.39   29.3
Career Highs   158 148 1309.7 368 9 0 4 1.000 2.60    
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
1986 27 BAL AL 6 22 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .091 .125 .091 .216
1987 28 BAL AL 13 49 7 16 7 0 1 4 0 0 5 6 .327 .389 .531 .920
1988 29 BAL AL 17 63 8 12 6 0 0 7 1 1 10 12 .190 .301 .286 .587
1989 30 BAL AL 5 21 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 .190 .190 .524 .714
1990 31 BAL AL 9 38 7 9 3 0 2 9 0 0 2 6 .237 .310 .474 .783
Career Post-Season Batting 50 193 26 43 17 0 5 25 1 1 18 29 .223 .294 .389 .683
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
1985-6-.314
1987-8-.320
1989-7-.304
 On-Base Pct
1987-2-.403
1989-6-.380
 Slugging Pct
1985-8-.495
 OPS
1985-8-.863
1987-6-.879
 XR
1987-9-100.2
 Games
1988-1-157
Hits
1987-10-179
 Singles
1989-10-117
 Walks
1987-5-80
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Randy Bush (960)
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  3. Harold Baines (948)
  4. Phil Weintraub (946)
  5. Babe Young (941)
  6. Danny Taylor (936)
  7. Roberto Ortiz (935)
  8. Goose Goslin (934)
  9. Ellis Burton (930)
  10. Wally Moses (926)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 62nd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1980
Injured on 6/3/1982 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/18/1982 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 5/4/1983, off Floyd Bannister (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1983, off Joe Sambito (WAS)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland (A) on 8/24/1984
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 9/7/1985
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1986, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
9/22/1987: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $5,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1987
Injured on 4/27/1990 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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