Paul Abbott

Birth Date: 09/14/1967

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Paul David Abbott was born on September 15, 1967 in Van Nuys, California.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round three of the 1985 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them on August 21, 1990. Abbott remained in the Twins rotation for the remainder of that season, struggling with a 0-5 record and a 5.97 ERA over seven starts. He made three starts and 12 relief appearances in 1991, going 3-1 with a 4.75 ERA. Minnesota did not include him on their postseason roster that fall. Abbott had a 3.27 ERA in six relief appearances for the Twins in 1992. He was released after that season.

Abbott made just five appearances for the Cleveland Indians in 1993. He spent the next several seasons on minor league deals with various organizations, not reaching the Majors again until 1998 with the Seattle Mariners. Abbott stuck in Seattle for five seasons, going 36-17 with a 4.48 ERA over 70 starts and 29 relief appearances. He won a career high 17 games in 2001, helping the Mariners win a Major League record 116 regular season games.

The Kansas City Royals acquired Abbott in 2003. He made eight starts for them, pitching to a 5.29 ERA. Abbott split the 2004 campaign with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies.

He was a longtime minor league pitching coach in the Boston Red Sox season, but his contract was not renewed after the 2023 season. As of 2025, he is the Las Vegas Aviators (AAA - Athletics) pitching coach.

Notable Events & Trivia

1991 World Series champion
- Not on playoff roster

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Paul Abbott (baseball) - Wikipedia

Paul David Abbott (born September 15, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1990 and 2004 for six different teams. He was part of the 2001 Seattle Mariners team that tied the major-league record for the most wins in a season, with Abbott compiling a 17–4 win–loss record. He has one of the highest lifetime winning percentages as a Mariner, at .679 (36–17).[1]

Paul Abbott Statistics

Standard Pitching Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB
1990	22	MIN	AL	-0.3	0	5	.000	5.97	7	7	0	0	0	0	34.2	37	24	23	0	28	0	25	1	0	1	162	70	3.88	1.875	9.6	0.0	7.3	6.5	0.89
1991	23	MIN	AL	0.0	3	1	.750	4.75	15	3	1	0	0	0	47.1	38	27	25	5	36	1	43	0	0	5	210	90	4.69	1.563	7.2	1.0	6.8	8.2	1.19
1992	24	MIN	AL	0.3	0	0		3.27	6	0	5	0	0	0	11.0	12	4	4	1	5	0	13	1	0	1	50	127	3.24	1.545	9.8	0.8	4.1	10.6	2.60
1993	25	CLE	AL	-0.3	0	1	.000	6.38	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.1	19	15	13	5	11	1	7	0	0	1	84	69	7.57	1.636	9.3	2.5	5.4	3.4	0.64

1998	30	SEA	AL	0.5	3	1	.750	4.01	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.2	24	11	11	2	10	0	22	0	0	3	105	115	3.63	1.378	8.8	0.7	3.6	8.0	2.20
1999	31	SEA	AL	2.4	6	2	.750	3.10	25	7	8	0	0	0	72.2	50	31	25	9	32	3	68	0	0	2	298	161	4.19	1.128	6.2	1.1	4.0	8.4	2.13
2000	32	SEA	AL	2.6	9	7	.563	4.22	35	27	2	0	0	0	179.0	164	89	84	23	80	4	100	5	0	3	766	109	5.11	1.363	8.2	1.2	4.0	5.0	1.25
2001	33	SEA	AL	1.3	17	4	.810	4.25	28	27	0	1	0	0	163.0	145	79	77	21	87	5	118	7	0	11	710	97	5.01	1.423	8.0	1.2	4.8	6.5	1.36
2002	34	SEA	AL	-1.3	1	3	.250	11.96	7	5	1	0	0	0	26.1	40	36	35	5	20	0	22	1	0	2	137	36	6.15	2.278	13.7	1.7	6.8	7.5	1.10
2003	35	KCR	AL	0.4	1	2	.333	5.29	10	8	0	0	0	0	47.2	47	29	28	8	26	2	32	2	0	2	214	93	5.63	1.531	8.9	1.5	4.9	6.0	1.23
2004	36	2TM	2LG	-1.0	3	11	.214	6.47	20	19	0	0	0	0	96.0	106	76	69	22	58	1	46	4	0	6	451	70	7.01	1.708	9.9	2.1	5.4	4.3	0.79
2004	36	TBD	AL	-0.5	2	5	.286	6.70	10	9	0	0	0	0	47.0	49	39	35	8	27	0	25	3	0	3	222	68	6.11	1.617	9.4	1.5	5.2	4.8	0.93
2004	36	PHI	NL	-0.6	1	6	.143	6.24	10	10	0	0	0	0	49.0	57	37	34	14	31	1	21	1	0	3	229	72	7.87	1.796	10.5	2.6	5.7	3.9	0.68
11 Yrs				4.5	43	37	.538	4.92	162	112	17	1	0	0	720.2	682	421	394	101	393	17	496	21	0	37	3187	91	5.22	1.492	8.5	1.3	4.9	6.2	1.26
162 Game Avg				1.1	11	9	.538	4.92	40	28	4	0	0	0	179	169	104	98	25	98	4	123	5	0	9	791	91	5.22	1.492	8.5	1.3	4.9	6.2	1.26

SEA (5 Yrs)				5.5	36	17	.679	4.48	99	70	11	1	0	0	465.2	423	246	232	60	229	12	330	13	0	21	2016	100	4.91	1.400	8.2	1.2	4.4	6.4	1.44
MIN (3 Yrs)				-0.1	3	6	.333	5.03	28	10	6	0	0	0	93.0	87	55	52	6	69	1	81	2	0	7	422	84	4.22	1.677	8.4	0.6	6.7	7.8	1.17
KCR (1 Yr)				0.4	1	2	.333	5.29	10	8	0	0	0	0	47.2	47	29	28	8	26	2	32	2	0	2	214	93	5.63	1.531	8.9	1.5	4.9	6.0	1.23
PHI (1 Yr)				-0.6	1	6	.143	6.24	10	10	0	0	0	0	49.0	57	37	34	14	31	1	21	1	0	3	229	72	7.87	1.796	10.5	2.6	5.7	3.9	0.68
TBD (1 Yr)				-0.5	2	5	.286	6.70	10	9	0	0	0	0	47.0	49	39	35	8	27	0	25	3	0	3	222	68	6.11	1.617	9.4	1.5	5.2	4.8	0.93
CLE (1 Yr)				-0.3	0	1	.000	6.38	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.1	19	15	13	5	11	1	7	0	0	1	84	69	7.57	1.636	9.3	2.5	5.4	3.4	0.64

AL (11 Yrs)				5.0	42	31	.575	4.82	152	102	17	1	0	0	671.2	625	384	360	87	362	16	475	20	0	34	2958	93	5.02	1.469	8.4	1.2	4.9	6.4	1.31
NL (1 Yr)				-0.6	1	6	.143	6.24	10	10	0	0	0	0	49.0	57	37	34	14	31	1	21	1	0	3	229	72	7.87	1.796	10.5	2.6	5.7	3.9	0.68