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Joe DiMaggio League
9-12-2079
Paul Pontiac Catcher
Retired (1984, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .798 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 2152 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 06-13-1946
HR 283 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1968)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(110 games)
RBI 1209
SB 118
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 4
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 11
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 14
3B --- RF C- (34.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1968 MIL
118
344
37
88
12
1
7
35
28
72 2 1
6
4 0
.672
.315
.358
.102
.256
1969 PIT-CHA
139
527
52
132
16
3
11
70
56
88 1 5
3
6 3
.676
.321
.355
.104
.250
1970 CHA
140
502
49
116
18
2
7
43
46
83 0 2
5
2 0
.611
.295
.317
.086
.231
1971 CHA
139
537
71
140
24
3
16
76
54
89 3 2
7
4 4
.736
.331
.406
.145
.261
1972 CHA
139
534
68
145
21
4
17
80
49
93 3 2
9
2 1
.756
.335
.421
.150
.272
1973 CHA
139
524
77
156
30
5
22
90
62
87 2 6
3
1 0
.870
.370
.500
.202
.298
1974 CHA
138
535
100
158
24
7
29
94
69
88 4 3
4
4 3
.907
.378
.529
.234
.295
1975 CHA
137
532
82
161
29
9
16
83
56
85 2 3
8
3 1
.851
.369
.481
.179
.303
1976 CHA
137
526
92
151
25
5
29
112
54
80 3 4
13
2 1
.873
.354
.519
.232
.287
1977 CHA
138
540
75
158
21
4
18
92
57
95 2 3
12
3 1
.807
.360
.446
.154
.293
1978 CHA
137
503
92
157
22
4
24
86
59
75 2 2
11
0 13
.900
.385
.515
.203
.312
1979 CHA
133
500
82
158
24
1
26
98
56
94 5 1
9
4 25
.914
.390
.524
.208
.316
1980 CHA
128
366
56
108
20
2
17
71
31
65 2 3
6
1 1
.851
.351
.500
.205
.295
1981 CHA
140
337
58
107
17
4
18
60
33
58 3 3
4
3 5
.932
.380
.552
.234
.318
1982 CHA-STL-BRO
126
299
38
86
17
0
10
43
30
63 1 4
12
4 5
.795
.350
.445
.157
.288
1983 BRO
129
318
41
84
14
0
12
49
25
47 4 2
4
3 2
.745
.324
.421
.157
.264
1984 BRO-CLE
126
242
23
47
6
1
4
27
15
34 0 1
2
1 4
.517
.240
.277
.083
.194
Total
2283
7666
1093
2152
340
55
283
1209
780
1296 39 47
118
47 69
.798
.348
.450
.169
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Paul Pontiac has retired from the Cleveland Blues
1984-06-26The Cleveland Blues have acquired Paul Pontiac from the waiver wire.
1984-06-22The Brooklyn Cyclones have designated Paul Pontiac for assignment.
1982-07-06A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Brooklyn Cyclones receive Paul Pontiac, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 3 (DET) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Fred Tobin.
1982-04-28A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Blue Sox. The Chicago Blue Sox receive Pat Anderson, Andy Ordonez from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Paul Pontiac, Nyls Schilling, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 2 (CHA).
1980-06-08Paul Pontiac of the Chicago Blue Sox is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1979-08-12Paul Pontiac of the Chicago Blue Sox is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1969-04-10The Chicago Blue Sox have renamed Paulie Pontiac to Paul Pontiac.
1969-04-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Blue Sox and the Pittsburgh Athletics. The Pittsburgh Athletics receive Zach Chrysler , Duff Weston from the Chicago Blue Sox in exchange for Paulie Pontiac.
1968-04-15The Milwaukee Road have renamed Bill Malay to Paulie Pontiac.
1968-04-03The Milwaukee Road have promoted Bill Malay to the major league team.