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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-3-2309
Paul Choate Catcher
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .701 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1238 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 09-05-1953
HR 141 Drafted Round 3, Pick 65
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(58 games)
RBI 589
SB 55
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 3
1B F  (3.9%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1975 KC
46
150
10
27
4
0
5
12
4
 32 0 2
0
 0 1
.505
.199
.307
.127
.180
1976 KC
156
519
45
118
15
0
11
44
41
 105 0 4
0
 0 9
.602
.282
.320
.092
.227
1977 KC
137
352
29
76
10
0
4
32
29
 59 1 2
0
 0 4
.554
.276
.278
.062
.216
1978 KC
150
531
71
149
19
2
20
76
43
 93 2 2
0
 0 7
.773
.336
.437
.156
.281
1979 KC
120
401
64
118
20
3
18
62
31
 73 1 5
8
 4 7
.836
.342
.494
.200
.294
1980 KC
93
279
31
70
11
1
11
43
22
 54 2 0
0
 1 6
.726
.310
.416
.165
.251
1981 KC
102
232
32
66
12
2
7
29
23
 58 0 1
0
 0 4
.792
.348
.444
.159
.284
1982 KC
106
303
37
79
18
3
2
34
32
 65 0 1
0
 1 5
.690
.330
.360
.099
.261
1983 KC
91
298
41
89
16
0
8
52
31
 46 2 4
18
 13 1
.797
.364
.433
.134
.299
1984 KC
128
405
33
88
18
3
6
40
29
 90 2 5
14
 11 6
.591
.270
.321
.104
.217
1985 KC-BAL
153
489
48
123
29
1
13
57
42
 112 0 2
8
 6 9
.704
.310
.395
.143
.252
1986 BAL-DET-BAL-KC
135
386
50
108
15
2
17
47
26
 67 0 6
4
 6 3
.782
.321
.461
.181
.280
1987 KC
61
149
26
37
5
0
9
18
19
 27 1 1
2
 3 2
.798
.335
.463
.215
.248
1988 KC
58
176
16
46
7
0
6
20
11
 32 1 2
1
 1 6
.709
.305
.403
.142
.261
1989 KC
62
196
14
44
8
1
4
23
9
 44 0 2
0
 0 4
.593
.256
.337
.112
.224
Total
1598
4866
547
1238
207
18
141
589
392
 957 12 39
55
 46 74
.701
.309
.391
.137
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Paul Choate has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1986-06-25A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Cream. The Baltimore Cream receive Hugh Chen, Ray Bigler, Paul McCaskill, Tim Baker (Optioned) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Paul Choate.
1986-04-19A trade has been completed between the Detroit Wolves and the Baltimore Cream. The Baltimore Cream receive Brooks McGraw, Phil Webb, Bill DeVogt, Dar Jeeling, Geraldo Rodriguez, Tee Thyme, Paul Choate, Eric Clapton, Fred Dunn, Carmello Goetze, Murray Bovine, Berndt Toeste, Nomar Espresso, Pop Alcock from the Detroit Wolves in exchange for Ruppert Jones, Brad Arnsberg, Will Clark, Ferris Harrison, Walter Crede, Don Menechino, Jim Buford, Curt Young, Stan Rojek, Ray Rehg, Bob Kearney, Frank Gleason, Edwin Rodriguez, Rudy Vina, Tony Phillips, Neal Hungling, Draft Pick - 1987 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 3 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 4 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 5 (DET).
1986-04-09A trade has been completed between the Detroit Wolves and the Baltimore Cream. The Baltimore Cream receive Ruppert Jones, Rudy Vina, Jim Buford, Tony Phillips, Stan Rojek, Curt Young, Will Clark, Don Menechino, Walter Crede, Frank Gleason, Ray Rehg, Neal Hungling, Ferris Harrison, Brad Arnsberg, Bob Kearney, Edwin Rodriguez, Draft Pick - 1987 Round 5 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 4 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 3 (DET), Draft Pick - 1987 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Wolves in exchange for Murray Bovine, Nomar Espresso, Fred Dunn, Tee Thyme, Carmello Goetze, Bill DeVogt, Dar Jeeling, Pop Alcock, Phil Webb, Eric Clapton, Berndt Toeste, Geraldo Rodriguez, Paul Choate, Brooks McGraw.
1985-06-19A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Cream. The Baltimore Cream receive Paul Choate, Joe Vega from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ginger Oolong.
1975-08-13The Kansas City Elite Giants have promoted Paul Choate to the major league team.