Paul Bako
Gabor Paul Bako
Born: June 20, 1972
Lafayette, LA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Career: 1998-2009
Draft: Round 6 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 5 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Lafayette HS (LA)
University of Southwest Louisiana
Minor League Statistics
Paul Bako compiled a career batting average of .231 with 24 home runs and 195 RBI in his 789-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
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 Houston Astros |
 Florida Marlins |
 Atlanta Braves |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
 Kansas City Royals |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Cincinnati Reds |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 333 | 305 | 23 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 82 | .272 | .319 | .348 | .667 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | 73 | 247 | 215 | 16 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 57 | .256 | .332 | .358 | .690 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Florida Marlins | 56 | 186 | 161 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 48 | .242 | .335 | .292 | .627 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 63 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .190 | .254 | .362 | .616 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 61 | 157 | 137 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 34 | .212 | .312 | .343 | .655 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 257 | 234 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 46 | .235 | .295 | .329 | .624 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 70 | 213 | 188 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 47 | .229 | .311 | .330 | .641 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 157 | 138 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 29 | .203 | .288 | .283 | .571 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 47 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .250 | .362 | .300 | .662 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 56 | 167 | 153 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .209 | .261 | .229 | .489 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 174 | 156 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 50 | .205 | .277 | .256 | .534 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 338 | 299 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 90 | .217 | .299 | .328 | .626 | 98 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 130 | 116 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 32 | .224 | .308 | .336 | .644 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 789 | 2471 | 2202 | 195 | 508 | 98 | 11 | 24 | 195 | 4 | 9 | 233 | 589 | .231 | .305 | .318 | .623 | 700 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 36 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 94 | 83 | 754.7 | 493 | 45 | 6 | 5 | .989 | 6.416 | 5.723 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 36 | 34.0 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 71 | 63 | 551.0 | 461 | 35 | 6 | 10 | .988 | 8.102 | 6.986 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 35.2 |
| 2000 | NL | Florida Marlins | C | 56 | 48 | 424.0 | 318 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .991 | 7.196 | 6.054 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 34.7 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 23 | 17 | 157.3 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 7.150 | 5.435 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 60 | 45 | 397.3 | 319 | 29 | 3 | 1 | .991 | 7.883 | 5.800 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 34.5 |
| 2002 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | C | 76 | 65 | 587.7 | 420 | 33 | 4 | 2 | .991 | 6.938 | 5.961 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 26.2 |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 69 | 57 | 507.7 | 440 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .987 | 8.385 | 6.855 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 32.5 |
| 2004 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 47 | 43 | 377.7 | 332 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .989 | 8.627 | 7.702 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 29.4 |
| 2005 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 13 | 13 | 107.0 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 5.636 | 5.154 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 |
| 2006 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 53 | 44 | 392.0 | 258 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .993 | 6.383 | 5.245 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 2007 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 57 | 47 | 421.0 | 324 | 24 | 4 | 5 | .989 | 7.439 | 6.105 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 20.0 |
| 2008 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 96 | 88 | 770.7 | 679 | 39 | 5 | 7 | .993 | 8.385 | 7.479 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 22 | 28.6 |
| 2009 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 42 | 33 | 299.3 | 254 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .981 | 7.908 | 6.262 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| Totals | 759 | 646 | 5753.0 | 4479 | 334 | 50 | 42 | .990 | 7.529 | 6.341 | 58 | 0 | 409 | 187 | 31.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .857 | 1.232 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 6 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .294 | .313 | .607 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .194 | .286 | .355 | .641 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | C | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | C | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.120 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | C | 3 | 2 | 13.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.615 | 3.667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | C | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 6.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | C | 6 | 4 | 38.3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.870 | 4.167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 12 | 96.3 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 7.100 | 4.471 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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