Josh Paul
Joshua William Paul
Born: May 19, 1975
Evanston, IL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 2 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Vanderbilt
Career: 1996-2008
Major League Statistics
Josh Paul compiled a career batting average of .266 with 37 home runs and 243 RBI in his 566-game career with the White Sox, Hickory Crawdads, Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Warthogs, Charlotte Knights, Iowa Cubs, Salt Lake Stingers, Vero Beach Devil Rays, Montgomery Biscuits and Round Rock Express. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.
 White Sox |
 Hickory Crawdads |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Winston-Salem Warthogs |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Salt Lake Stingers |
 Salt Lake Stingers |
 Montgomery Biscuits |
 Vero Beach Devil Rays |
 Round Rock Express |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | R | GULF | White Sox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 59 | 252 | 226 | 41 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 53 | .327 | .386 | .504 | .890 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 34 | 131 | 115 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | .296 | .367 | .365 | .732 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | R | GULF | White Sox | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .429 | .467 | .571 | 1.038 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 123 | 496 | 444 | 66 | 113 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 91 | .255 | .319 | .405 | .724 | 180 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 93 | 360 | 319 | 47 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 68 | .279 | .345 | .395 | .740 | 126 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 51 | 190 | 168 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 38 | .238 | .299 | .351 | .650 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 22 | 84 | 75 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .280 | .337 | .493 | .831 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 65 | 257 | 231 | 18 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 45 | .273 | .323 | .355 | .678 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 19 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .188 | .243 | .312 | .555 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 47 | 156 | 146 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 30 | .253 | .297 | .322 | .619 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 9 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .273 | .385 | .394 | .779 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 7 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .154 | .160 | .314 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 28 | 70 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .121 | .250 | .190 | .440 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 566 | 2164 | 1928 | 265 | 513 | 93 | 15 | 37 | 243 | 64 | 29 | 171 | 411 | .266 | .329 | .387 | .717 | 747 | 45 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | C | 27 | 197 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 8.370 | 4 | |||
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | OF | 21 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.095 | ||||
| 1997 | R | GULF | White Sox | C | 5 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 5.400 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 32 | 221 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .988 | 7.438 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 25.8 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | C | 109 | 818 | 118 | 3 | 8 | .997 | 8.587 | 6 | 109 | 60 | 35.5 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 85 | 526 | 66 | 5 | 4 | .992 | 6.965 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 38.4 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 47 | 291 | 25 | 2 | 5 | .994 | 6.723 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 30.2 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 18 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.333 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 28.6 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 61 | 377 | 25 | 3 | 4 | .993 | 6.590 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 39.2 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 4 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 11.250 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | RF | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 25 | 146 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.640 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 42.1 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 17 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .982 | 6.412 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | OF | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | ||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | LF | 10 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | C | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.250 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | C | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | C | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | C | 18 | 109 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .975 | 6.444 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Totals | 516 | 3100 | 342 | 27 | 43 | .992 | 6.671 | 37 | 314 | 164 | 34.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | R | Gulf Coast League | White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1996 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | CHA | ||
| 1997 | R | Gulf Coast League | White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Warthogs | CHA | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | LAA | August 20, 2005 | August 28, 2005 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Devil Rays | TBA | July 16, 2007 | July 22, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | July 24, 2007 | July 26, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | HOU | April 11, 2008 | June 3, 2008 |
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