Paul
Pina
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 236
 
Born: August 26, 1974 in Dominican Republic
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Most Valuable Player 2007    2008   
All-Star Selections 2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008    2009    2010    2011    2012    2013   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 26 RIC GL $ 6,910,000 6 9 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2002 27 LON GL $ 6,910,000 6 9 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 11 10 5 4 4
2003 28 LON GL $ 6,910,000 6 9 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 11 10 5 4 4
2004 29 LON GL $ 8,500,000 6 9 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2005 30 PAS VL $ 8,500,000 6 9 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2006 31 PAS VL $ 8,500,000 6 8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 10 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2007 32 PAS VL $ 8,500,000 6 8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 10 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2008 33 PAS VL $ 8,500,000 6 8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 10 10 9 10 10 4 3 4
2009 34 TRN VL $ 11,970,000 6 8 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 10 10 4 3 4
2010 35 IND VL $ 11,970,000 6 8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 10 10 5 4 4
2011 36 MIN GL $ 11,970,000 5 8 7 2 3 2 1 1 1 8 9 9 8 10 9 4 3 4
2012 37 MIN GL $ 7,750,000 3 6 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 5 7 6 7 9 8 3 2 3
2013 38 HOL GL $ 7,750,000 1 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 7 9 8 2 2 2
2014 39 MON VL $ 230,000 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 9 8 2 2 2
Min Ratings $ 230,000 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 9 8 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 11,970,000 6 9 8 3 4 3 2 2 2 9 11 10 9 11 10 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 26 RIC GL 162 621 152 225 18 5 36 128 22 11 135 137 .362 .478 .581 1.060 161.2 22.3
2002 27 LON GL 162 614 134 223 17 0 44 157 11 9 124 152 .363 .475 .606 1.081 161.5 35.8
2003 28 LON GL 162 571 128 172 13 1 47 141 16 6 141 128 .301 .439 .574 1.013 145.3 33.5
2004 29 LON GL 162 623 135 222 21 2 39 152 17 8 113 133 .356 .454 .584 1.038 153.9 34.8
2005 30 PAS VL 162 620 143 202 28 1 48 145 7 4 104 113 .326 .426 .606 1.032 146.6 31.9
2006 31 PAS VL 153 552 119 180 20 2 36 101 2 1 117 101 .326 .448 .565 1.013 129.7 27.5
2007 32 PAS VL 153 595 127 207 17 2 52 146 5 0 104 108 .348 .446 .645 1.091 150.3 32.5
2008 33 PAS VL 162 602 116 218 21 6 54 134 6 1 101 111 .362 .459 .686 1.145 164.9 47.9
2009 34 PAS VL 94 322 59 105 9 2 28 67 3 1 65 58 .326 .446 .627 1.073 82.3 24.7
  TRN VL 60 198 36 68 3 0 13 42 2 1 35 45 .343 .445 .556 1.001 45.9 10.3
  TOT   154 520 95 173 12 2 41 109 5 2 100 103 .333 .445 .600 1.045 128.2 35.1
2010 35 IND VL 114 428 82 133 10 1 39 94 3 0 75 76 .311 .418 .612 1.030 103.5 24.7
  MIN GL 46 178 36 59 1 1 17 45 1 0 24 38 .331 .415 .635 1.050 43.1 9.9
  TOT   160 606 118 192 11 2 56 139 4 0 99 114 .317 .417 .619 1.036 146.6 34.6
2011 36 MIN GL 162 598 107 173 10 2 43 129 16 2 111 131 .289 .400 .528 .929 128.7 25.9
2012 37 MIN GL 159 594 95 171 28 1 22 119 2 3 95 127 .288 .390 .449 .839 106.3 23.0
2013 38 HOL GL 63 215 35 56 11 0 6 20 0 1 26 50 .260 .344 .395 .740 29.4 4.4
  MIN GL 63 214 29 58 7 0 11 38 0 1 24 45 .271 .347 .458 .805 33.2 4.4
  TOT   126 429 64 114 18 0 17 58 0 2 50 95 .266 .346 .427 .772 62.6 8.8
    AAA   6 23 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .087 .160 .217 .377 0.6  
2014 39 MON VL 159 519 38 93 14 1 3 22 0 0 79 149 .179 .295 .227 .523 37.8 0.0
14 Years Sim 2198 8064 1571 2565 248 27 538 1680 113 49 1473 1702 .318 .426 .556 .982 1823.8 393.4
1 Years AAA 6 23 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .087 .160 .217 .377 0.6  
162 Game Average 594 115 189 18 1 39 123 8 3 108 125 .318 .426 .556 .982 134.4  
Career Highs 162 623 152 225 28 6 56 157 22 11 141 152 .363 .478 .686 1.145 164.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5599 1170 1948 196 22 391 1229 81 39 1120 1277 .348 .459 .600 1.059 1428.9
vs LH   2465 401 617 52 5 147 451 19 10 353 425 .250 .349 .454 .803 403.7
Home 1099 3973 765 1255 123 9 275 821 50 22 675 827 .316 .419 .559 .978 888.5
Away 1099 4091 806 1310 125 18 263 859 50 27 798 875 .320 .433 .552 .986 944.1
RISP   2057 0 699 75 8 144 1112 0 0 529 447 .340 .468 .594 1.062 555.2
Pinch Hitting   20 4 7 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 3 .350 .480 .650 1.130 5.8
Close/Late   733 129 226 21 1 48 116 0 0 180 173 .308 .448 .536 .984 175.8
Mar/Apr 338 1266 248 422 41 3 83 269 20 8 218 269 .333 .435 .567 1.002 293.8
May 357 1297 242 418 44 6 83 272 16 14 243 280 .322 .429 .557 .987 296.6
June 354 1283 269 412 44 6 101 287 14 6 253 244 .321 .437 .601 1.038 316.9
July 285 1070 206 330 38 2 69 229 14 6 171 227 .308 .404 .541 .946 227.0
August 355 1308 248 420 39 4 73 251 19 4 242 256 .321 .432 .524 .956 288.5
Sep/Oct 509 1840 358 563 42 6 129 372 17 11 346 426 .306 .419 .546 .965 409.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2001 26 RIC GL 1B 162 162 1422.0 1272 84 10 139 .993 8.58 0 0 .000 0 1.1
2002 27 LON GL 1B 162 162 1457.3 1549 116 11 149 .993 10.28 0 0 .000 0 1.5
2003 28 LON GL 1B 162 162 1437.7 1559 111 9 142 .995 10.45 0 0 .000 0 1.7
2004 29 LON GL 1B 162 162 1417.3 1496 115 11 142 .993 10.23 0 0 .000 0 1.3
2005 30 PAS VL 1B 162 162 1439.7 1545 108 9 152 .995 10.33 0 0 .000 0 3.0
2006 31 PAS VL 1B 153 152 1334.0 1464 98 12 137 .992 10.54 0 0 .000 0 2.4
2007 32 PAS VL 1B 46 46 403.7 477 41 4 47 .992 11.55 0 0 .000 0 0.3
2009 34 PAS VL 1B 55 47 442.8 480 26 2 54 .996 10.28 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  TRN VL 1B 35 30 266.8 290 16 1 32 .997 10.32 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  TOT   1B 90 77 709.7 770 42 3 86 .996 10.30   0.4
2010 35 IND VL 1B 33 33 288.5 295 18 1 24 .997 9.76 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  MIN GL 1B 13 13 116.2 119 7 0 10 1.000 9.76 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   1B 46 46 404.7 414 25 1 34 .998 9.76   0.6
2011 36 MIN GL 1B 162 162 1431.7 1364 86 7 102 .995 9.12 0 0 .000 0 1.2
2012 37 MIN GL 1B 157 157 1411.7 1270 73 5 98 .996 8.56 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    C 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 2 0.0
2013 38 HOL GL 1B 58 56 495.4 514 32 3 37 .995 9.92 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  MIN GL 1B 58 56 485.3 503 31 2 37 .996 9.90 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  TOT   1B 116 112 980.7 1017 63 5 74 .995 9.91   0.6
2014 39 MON VL 1B 159 159 1266.0 1309 90 4 160 .997 9.95 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    3B 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1739 1721 15116.0 15506 1052 91 1462 .995 9.86 0 0 .000 0 17.2
  C 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 2 0.0
  3B 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1742 1722 15131.0 15513 1052 91 1462 .995 9.85 0 0 .000 2 17.2
Career Highs   162 162 1457.3 1559 116 12 160 .998 11.55 0 0 .000 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2009 34 TRN VL 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .200 .273 .200 .473
2010 35 IND VL 8 27 6 5 0 0 3 6 0 0 6 5 .185 .353 .519 .871
2011 36 MIN GL 9 29 6 12 0 0 1 7 1 0 6 3 .414 .514 .517 1.031
2012 37 MIN GL 15 55 6 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 6 17 .309 .377 .400 .777
Career Post-Season Batting 37 131 19 38 2 0 5 22 2 0 20 29 .290 .390 .420 .809
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
2004-5-.356
2005-3-.326
2006-1-.326
2007-2-.348
2008-2-.362
2009-5-.333
CAR-21-.318
On-Base Pct
2001-2-.478
2002-4-.475
2003-5-.439
2004-1-.454
2005-3-.426
2006-1-.448
2007-1-.446
2008-1-.459
2009-4-.445
2010-3-.418
2011-4-.400
2012-5-.390
CAR-3-.426
Slugging Pct
2002-10-.606
2004-8-.584
2005-3-.606
2007-2-.645
2008-1-.686
2009-4-.600
2010-2-.612
CAR-11-.556
OPS
2001-5-1.060
2002-6-1.081
2003-7-1.013
2004-5-1.038
2005-2-1.032
2006-1-1.013
2007-1-1.091
2008-1-1.145
2009-2-1.045
2010-2-1.030
2011-10-.929
CAR-2-.982
XR
2001-2-161.2
2002-4-161.5
2003-5-145.3
2004-2-153.9
2005-1-146.6
2006-5-129.7
2007-2-150.3
2008-1-164.9
2009-4-128.2
2011-6-128.7
2012-9-106.3
CAR-6-1823.8
Games
2001-1-162
2002-1-162
2003-7-162
2004-1-162
2005-1-162
2008-1-162
2011-1-162
Runs
2001-3-152
2003-5-128
2004-7-135
2005-1-143
2006-5-119
2007-8-127
2008-7-116
CAR-17-1571
Hits
2004-7-222
2005-10-202
2007-8-207
2008-3-218
CAR-34-2565
Total Bases
2001-9-361
2004-7-364
2005-3-376
2007-4-384
2008-1-413
CAR-27-4481
Singles
2004-6-160
CAR-32-1752
Homeruns
2001-8-36
2002-8-44
2003-4-47
2004-9-39
2005-4-48
2007-5-52
2008-1-54
2009-8-41
2010-9-39
2011-8-43
CAR-10-538
RBIs
2001-6-128
2002-10-157
2003-2-141
2004-4-152
2005-3-145
2007-4-146
2008-3-134
2011-6-129
2012-6-119
CAR-13-1680
Walks
2001-2-135
2002-2-124
2003-3-141
2004-3-113
2005-5-104
2006-3-117
2007-3-104
2008-4-101
2009-3-100
2011-1-111
2012-1-95
2014-3-79
CAR-4-1473
Strikeouts
2002-9-152
2014-8-149
CAR-24-1702
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 185    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 69    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Richmond in 2001
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2004 All-FOBL 2nd Team
Traded from Long Beach to Pasadena on 5/28/2005
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Injured on 10/2/2006 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Was selected to the 2006 All-Star Team
Was selected to the 2006 All-FOBL 1st Team
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2007, hitting .429 with 14 HR, 33 RBI
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2007, hitting .341 with 8 HR, 30 RBI
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Boston on 9/30/2007
Was selected to the 2007 All-FOBL 1st Team
Won VL Most Valuable Player (as voted by the OOTP AI) in 2007, hitting .348 with 52 HR, 146 RBI
Won VL Silver Slugger in 2007, hitting .348 with 52 HR, 146 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2008, hitting .389 with 13 HR, 28 RBI
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2008, hitting .392 with 9 HR, 21 RBI
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 8/8/2008
Was selected to the 2008 All-FOBL 1st Team
Won VL Silver Slugger in 2008, hitting .362 with 54 HR, 134 RBI
Won VL Most Valuable Player (as voted by the OOTP AI) in 2008, hitting .362 with 54 HR, 134 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 5/25/2009
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Traded from Pasadena to Trenton on 7/30/2009
Was selected to the 2009 All-FOBL 1st Team
Traded from Trenton to Minnesota on 3/2/2010
Traded from Minnesota to Indianapolis on 5/28/2010
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2010, hitting .317 with 10 HR, 24 RBI
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar Game
Had 2000th career hit on 9/30/2010, off Russell Kallas (GRN)
Was selected to the 2010 All-FOBL 2nd Team
Traded from Indianapolis to Minnesota on 3/2/2011
Drove in 6 runs against Davenport on 6/13/2011
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
Had 500th career homerun on 4/20/2012, off Jerry Gabaldon (DUR)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/2012, hitting .524 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Norwich on 8/18/2012
Hit for the cycle against Seminole on 9/15/2012
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Seminole on 9/15/2012
Won Solecismic Series with Minnesota in 2012