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Paul Bako
Gabor Paul II Bako

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Debut April 30, 1998

Born June 20, 1972 in Lafayette, LA

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1993. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 26 DET AL  96  305   23   83  12  1   3   30   1  1  23  82  .272  .319  .348   74  106   1   4   4   0   3
 1999 27 HOU NL  73  215   16   55  14  1   2   17   1  1  26  57  .256  .332  .358   75   77   3   3   3   0   4
 2000 28 TOT NL  81  221   18   50  10  1   2   20   0  0  27  64  .226  .312  .308   61   68   1   1  10   1   6
         HOU NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         FLA NL  56  161   10   39   6  1   0   14   0  0  22  48  .242  .335  .292   65   47   1   1   7   1   4
         ATL NL  24   58    8   11   4  0   2    6   0  0   5  15  .190  .254  .362   53   21   0   0   3   0   2
 2001 29 ATL NL  61  137   19   29  10  1   2   15   1  0  20  34  .212  .312  .343   68   47   0   0   2   0   3
 2002 30 MIL NL  87  234   24   55   8  1   4   20   0  2  20  46  .235  .295  .329   66   77   3   0   3   0   4
 2003 31 CHC NL  70  188   19   43  13  3   0   17   0  1  22  47  .229  .311  .330   67   62   1   1   3   1   2
 2004 32 CHC NL  49  138   13   28   8  0   1   10   1  0  15  29  .203  .288  .283   47   39   1   1   3   2   4
 2005 33 LAD NL  13   40    1   10   2  0   0    4   0  0   7  12  .250  .362  .300   78   12   0   0   1   0   0
 2006 34 KCR AL  56  153    7   32   3  0   0   10   0  0  11  46  .209  .261  .229   28   35   2   1   0   0   3
 2007 35 BAL AL  60  156   13   32   3  1   1    8   0  1  15  50  .205  .277  .256   42   40   1   1   0   1   4
 2008 36 CIN NL  99  299   30   65  11  2   6   35   0  2  34  90  .217  .299  .328   62   98   3   1   5   1   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     745 2086  183  482  94 11  21  186   4  8 220 557  .231  .305  .317   62  661  16  13  34   6  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        454   40  105  20  2   5   40   1  2  48 121  .231  .305  .317   62  144   3   3   7   1   9
 Career High     99  305   30   83  14  3   6   35   1  2  34  90  .272  .319  .348   74  106   3   4  10   2   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 26 DET AL  333  231   35   4.0   110| .272  .272| .319  .340| .348  .432| .667  .773|  74  .388 -11.6  -1.1  50%
 1999 27 HOU NL  247  171   27   4.2   116| .256  .276| .332  .351| .358  .444| .690  .795|  75  .397  -7.5  -0.7  50%
 2000 28 TOT NL  251  179   21   3.1   113| .226  .268| .312  .345| .308  .438| .620  .783|  61  .275 -12.8  -1.2   0%
         HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0   122| .000  .282| .000  .360| .000  .460| .000  .820|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         FLA NL  186  128   16   3.3   111| .242  .266| .335  .342| .292  .434| .627  .777|  65  .298  -7.6  -0.7   0%
         ATL NL   63   49    5   2.7   117| .190  .274| .254  .352| .362  .448| .616  .800|  53  .227  -4.5  -0.4   0%
 2001 29 ATL NL  157  111   15   3.6   114| .212  .272| .312  .344| .343  .446| .655  .789|  68  .354  -6.6  -0.6 100%
 2002 30 MIL NL  257  188   22   3.1   105| .235  .264| .295  .337| .329  .419| .624  .756|  66  .314 -12.0  -1.2   0%
 2003 31 CHC NL  213  150   20   3.6   110| .229  .270| .311  .342| .330  .433| .641  .775|  67  .356  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 2004 32 CHC NL  157  116   12   2.8   114| .203  .273| .288  .345| .283  .443| .571  .788|  47  .251 -10.9  -1.0 100%
 2005 33 LAD NL   47   30    5   4.4   106| .250  .266| .362  .336| .300  .424| .662  .760|  78  .463  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2006 34 KCR AL  167  127    9   1.9   112| .209  .277| .261  .341| .229  .440| .490  .781|  28  .135 -16.7  -1.6   0%
 2007 35 BAL AL  174  131   11   2.2   108| .205  .272| .277  .340| .256  .426| .533  .765|  42  .184 -13.6  -1.3   0%
 2008 36 CIN NL  338  249   28   3.0   111| .217  .272| .299  .344| .328  .434| .627  .778|  62  .292 -17.6  -1.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2341 1683  205   3.3   111| .231  .271| .305  .343| .317  .434| .622  .777|  62  .308 -119.2 -11.4  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1998 26 DET AL   C   94    493   45    6    5  .989  .990  5.72  6.17  6.42  7.13   83  754.7   9  31   70  36
 1999 27 HOU NL   C   71    461   35    6   10  .988  .990  6.99  6.14  8.10  7.41   63  551.0   4  16   35  19
 2000 28 TOT NL   C   80    436   31    4    3  .992  .990  5.84  6.38  7.19  7.45   65  584.3   3  26   41  21
         HOU NL   C    1      2    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  6.40  6.75  7.42    0    4.0   0   0    0   0
         FLA NL   C   56    318   21    3    2  .991  .990  6.05  6.38  7.20  7.45   48  424.0   3  25   32  17
         ATL NL   C   23    116    9    1    1  .992  .990  5.43  6.38  7.20  7.45   17  156.3   0   1    9   4
                 1B    1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  7.70 10.59  9.00    0    1.7                 
 2001 29 ATL NL   C   60    319   29    3    1  .991  .992  5.80  6.64  7.88  7.74   46  397.3   4  13   36  19
 2002 30 MIL NL   C   76    420   33    4    2  .991  .991  5.96  6.41  6.94  7.53   65  587.7   5  29   45  16
 2003 31 CHC NL   C   69    440   33    6    2  .987  .992  6.86  6.46  8.38  7.33   57  507.7   4  24   27  13
 2004 32 CHC NL   C   47    332   30    4    2  .989  .993  7.70  6.46  8.63  7.45   43  377.7   1   9   36  15
 2005 33 LAD NL   C   13     61    6    1    0  .985  .993  5.15  6.26  5.64  7.26   13  107.0   1   5    1   3
 2006 34 KCR AL   C   53    258   19    2    1  .993  .992  5.23  6.32  6.36  7.09   44  392.0   4  20   20   9
                 DH    1
 2007 35 BAL AL   C   57    324   24    4    5  .989  .991  6.11  6.41  7.44  7.28   47  421.0   8  16   28   7
 2008 36 CIN NL   C   96    679   39    5    7  .993  .993  7.48  6.72  8.38  7.65   88  770.7   9  27   55  22

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 2000 28 ATL NL  1B    1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  7.70 10.59  9.00    0    1.7                 

 1998 26 DET AL   C   94    493   45    6    5  .989  .990  5.72  6.17  6.42  7.13   83  754.7   9  31   70  36
 1999 27 HOU NL   C   71    461   35    6   10  .988  .990  6.99  6.14  8.10  7.41   63  551.0   4  16   35  19
 2000 28 TOT NL   C   80    436   31    4    3  .992  .990  5.84  6.38  7.19  7.45   65  584.3   3  26   41  21
         HOU NL   C    1      2    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  6.40  6.75  7.42    0    4.0   0   0    0   0
         FLA NL   C   56    318   21    3    2  .991  .990  6.05  6.38  7.20  7.45   48  424.0   3  25   32  17
         ATL NL   C   23    116    9    1    1  .992  .990  5.43  6.38  7.20  7.45   17  156.3   0   1    9   4
 2001 29 ATL NL   C   60    319   29    3    1  .991  .992  5.80  6.64  7.88  7.74   46  397.3   4  13   36  19
 2002 30 MIL NL   C   76    420   33    4    2  .991  .991  5.96  6.41  6.94  7.53   65  587.7   5  29   45  16
 2003 31 CHC NL   C   69    440   33    6    2  .987  .992  6.86  6.46  8.38  7.33   57  507.7   4  24   27  13
 2004 32 CHC NL   C   47    332   30    4    2  .989  .993  7.70  6.46  8.63  7.45   43  377.7   1   9   36  15
 2005 33 LAD NL   C   13     61    6    1    0  .985  .993  5.15  6.26  5.64  7.26   13  107.0   1   5    1   3
 2006 34 KCR AL   C   53    258   19    2    1  .993  .992  5.23  6.32  6.36  7.09   44  392.0   4  20   20   9
 2007 35 BAL AL   C   57    324   24    4    5  .989  .991  6.11  6.41  7.44  7.28   47  421.0   8  16   28   7
 2008 36 CIN NL   C   96    679   39    5    7  .993  .993  7.48  6.72  8.38  7.65   88  770.7   9  27   55  22

 2006 34 KCR AL  DH    1

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 716   4223  324   45   38  .990  .991  6.35  6.41  7.51  7.41  614 5451.0  52 216  394 180
                 1B*   1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  7.70 10.59  9.00    0    1.7                 
                 DH    1   Games not counted in Overall Total below                             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       717   4225  324   45   39  .990  .991  6.34  6.41  7.51  7.41  614   5453
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2000   NLDS  ATL STL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   NLDS  ATL HOU     W   3   7   1   2  1  0  1   3   1   0  .286  .375  .857   0  0   1   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL ARI     L   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   3   4   0   0  0  0  0   1   2   2  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   6  16   4   4  1  0  0   1   1   7  .250  .294  .313   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1   8  12   1   2  1  0  1   4   3   3  .167  .333  .500   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   9  19   4   4  1  0  0   1   1   7  .211  .250  .263   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3  17  31   5   6  2  0  1   5   4  10  .194  .286  .355   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1993.

November 11, 1997: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Donne Wall to the Detroit Tigers for Melvin Nieves.

January 14, 1999: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Carlos Villalobos (minors), Mark Persails (minors), Dean Crow, and Brian Powell to the Houston Astros for Brad Ausmus and C.J. Nitkowski.

April 11, 2000: Purchased by the Florida Marlins from the Houston Astros.

July 21, 2000: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Florida Marlins.

March 20, 2002: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Jose Cabrera to the Milwaukee Brewers for Henry Blanco.

November 26, 2002: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ryan Gripp (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Detroit Tigers$170,000
1999Houston Astros$230,000
2000Houston Astros$275,000
2001Atlanta Braves$450,000
2002Milwaukee Brewers$750,000
2003Chicago Cubs$750,000
2004Chicago Cubs$865,000
2005Los Angeles Dodgers$650,000
2006Kansas City Royals$700,000
2007Baltimore Orioles$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,740,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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