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Name Team Age
Paul Choate Retired (1989, Age 36) Died (2026, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 65
(1975)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors) 0 14 years (58 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 9/5/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 4 7
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1988 LHP 32 57 13 2 0 2 5 4 11 .654 .286 .368 .228
1988 RHP 40 119 33 5 0 4 15 7 21 .735 .315 .420 .277
1989 LHP 35 64 15 2 0 1 6 1 13 .555 .242 .312 .234
1989 RHP 42 132 29 6 1 3 17 8 31 .611 .262 .348 .220
Total LHP 67 121 28 4 0 3 11 5 24 .602 .264 .339 .231
Total RHP 82 251 62 11 1 7 32 15 52 .670 .287 .382 .247
Total 1598 4866 1238 207 18 141 589 392 957 .701 .309 .391 .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.