Paul Popovich
Paul Edward Popovich
Born: August 18, 1940
Flemington, WV USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: West Virginia University
Career: 1964-1975
Minor League Statistics
Paul Popovich compiled a career batting average of .233 with 14 home runs and 134 RBI in his 682-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 173 | 159 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .214 | .265 | .239 | .504 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 462 | 418 | 35 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 37 | .232 | .280 | .270 | .551 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 54 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .212 | .200 | .412 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 177 | 154 | 26 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | .312 | .387 | .370 | .757 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 78 | 209 | 186 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | .253 | .324 | .355 | .679 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 89 | 243 | 226 | 24 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | .217 | .260 | .310 | .570 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 142 | 129 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | .194 | .261 | .271 | .532 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 99 | 308 | 280 | 24 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 27 | .236 | .280 | .300 | .580 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 90 | 83 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .217 | .256 | .265 | .521 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .225 | .498 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 682 | 1909 | 1732 | 176 | 403 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 134 | 4 | 10 | 127 | 151 | .233 | .286 | .292 | .577 | 505 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 5.538 | 4.000 |
| 1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 31 | 26 | 223.3 | 40 | 77 | 4 | 12 | .967 | 4.715 | 3.774 |
| 1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 17 | 9 | 95.0 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 11 | .985 | 6.158 | 3.824 |
| 1967 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 89 | 80 | 710.0 | 172 | 229 | 7 | 48 | .983 | 5.083 | 4.506 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 45 | 35 | 322.0 | 59 | 119 | 4 | 20 | .978 | 4.975 | 3.956 |
| 1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.862 | .286 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 25 | 23 | 207.3 | 50 | 64 | 3 | 13 | .974 | 4.949 | 4.560 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 23 | 12 | 129.0 | 27 | 38 | 1 | 9 | .985 | 4.535 | 2.826 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 7 | 6 | 56.0 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 5.786 | 5.143 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 6 | 4 | 41.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 2.415 | 1.833 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.800 | .667 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 22 | 17 | 170.0 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 18 | .990 | 5.294 | 4.545 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 16 | 11 | 109.0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.734 | 1.313 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 17 | 9 | 88.0 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 7 | .962 | 5.216 | 3.000 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 40 | 31 | 314.0 | 74 | 119 | 3 | 26 | .985 | 5.532 | 4.825 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 16 | 12 | 115.0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 2.426 | 1.938 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 36 | 22 | 225.0 | 59 | 98 | 3 | 22 | .981 | 6.280 | 4.361 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 8 | 8 | 69.0 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 8 | .979 | 6.130 | 5.875 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 84 | 68 | 607.0 | 171 | 247 | 8 | 53 | .981 | 6.198 | 4.976 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 9 | 4 | 50.3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.934 | 2.444 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 12 | 9 | 89.0 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 5 | .962 | 5.157 | 4.250 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 10 | 0 | 19.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.211 | 1.100 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 8 | 5 | 57.0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.737 | 3.750 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 8 | 0 | 11.7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6.171 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 547 | 393 | 3755.0 | 846 | 1295 | 46 | 275 | .979 | 5.132 | 3.914 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | SS | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .333 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .333 |
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