NAME     : Josh Paul
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/19/1975
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,025,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .980)
  Catcher Arm  : D

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : C
  Stealing Ability : B
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Spray Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Getting BB's         : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .270  4  35 263  71 18  0  33  5  4  20  36 .319 .384 
  vs RHP        .259  4  25 224  58 13  0  28  5  4  18  30 .311 .371 
  vs LHP        .333  0  10  39  13  5  0   5  0  0   2   6 .366 .462 
  At Home       .234  1  14 111  26  7  0  12  3  2   9  18 .287 .324 
  Away          .296  3  21 152  45 11  0  21  2  2  11  18 .344 .428 
  R.I.S.P.      .301  0  27  73  22  5  0   0  0  0   7   5 .354 .370 
  Pinch Hitting .250  0   0   4   1  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .250 .250 
  Close/Late    .343  0   1  35  12  3  0   3  0  0   2   6 .378 .429 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .444  1   3  18   8  1  0   4  0  1   1   3 .474 .667 
  Apr/Mar       .297  3  14  64  19  2  0   7  3  3   4   8 .338 .469 
  May           .197  0   5  71  14  3  0   7  1  0   5   4 .247 .239 
  June          .271  0   4  48  13  5  0   7  0  0   4  11 .327 .375 
  July          .274  0   9  62  17  7  0   8  1  0   6  10 .333 .387 
  August        .444  1   3  18   8  1  0   4  0  1   1   3 .474 .667 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1999  .222  0   1   6  18   4  1  0   2  0  0   0   4 .222 .278   CHA
  2000  .282  1   8  36  71  20  3  2  15  1  0   5  17 .329 .423   CHA
  2001  .266  3  18  57 139  37 11  0  20  6  2  13  25 .329 .410   CHA
  2002  .281 10  54 138 470 132 41  0  74 20  5  44  60 .342 .432   CHA
 
  Total AB  : 961
  Total AVG : .275
  Total Hits: 264
  Total HR  : 18
  Total RBI : 116
  Total Runs: 144
  Total SB  : 32
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Chicago (A) to Seattle on 1/27/2003 (Going to CHA: P  N. Bierbrodt, C  D. Wilson, P  J. Pope. Going to SEA: C  J. Paul, 3B J. Valentin)... Injured on 7/29/2003 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week...