Paul Splittorff

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 8, 1946 in Evansville, IN us

Died: May 25, 2011 in Blue Springs, MO

Buried: Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 25th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Morningside College (Sioux City, IA).

High School: Arlington HS (Arlington Heights, IL)

School: Morningside College (Sioux City, IA)

Last Game: June 26, 1984 (Age 37-262d)
vs. OAK 4.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Paul William Splittorff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

166

143

ERA

3.81

429

392

2554.2

1057

WHIP

1.340

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1968	21	0.8	Corning	NYPL	A-		8	5	.615	3.45	4.20	16	15		11	1		120.0	127	56	46	11	47	0	136	3	2	17		1.450	9.5	0.8	3.5	10.2	2.89
1969	22	-3.3	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	12	10	.545	4.55	5.22	28	26		11	1	0	174.0	201	101	88	25	63	3	101	2	0	6		1.517	10.4	1.3	3.3	5.2	1.60
1969	22	0.9	Royals	FLIS	WRk	KCR	4	3	.571	4.28	4.95	9	8		0		0	40.0	38	22	19	1	25	0	21	0	0	3		1.575	8.6	0.2	5.6	4.7	0.84
1970	23	-2.3	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	8	12	.400	3.83	4.83	28	25		6	1	1	162.0	192	87	69	10	55	3	91	3	0	2		1.525	10.7	0.6	3.1	5.1	1.65
1970	23	-4.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	0	1	.000	7.27	9.35	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.2	16	9	7	1	5	0	10	0	0	0	46	2.423	16.6	1.0	5.2	10.4	2.00
1971	24	-0.9	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	5	2	.714	1.48	2.36	8	8		3	1	0	61.0	51	16	10	3	10	0	51	1	1	1		1.000	7.5	0.4	1.5	7.5	5.10
1971	24	-2.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	8	9	.471	2.68	3.06	22	22	0	6	3	0	144.1	129	49	43	4	35	1	80	4	0	1	583	1.136	8.0	0.2	2.2	5.0	2.29
1972	25	-2.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	12	12	.500	3.13	3.38	35	33	0	12	2	0	216.0	189	81	75	11	67	2	140	4	0	6	876	1.185	7.9	0.5	2.8	5.8	2.09
1973	26	-1.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	20	11	.645	3.98	4.64	38	38	0	12	3	0	262.0	279	135	116	19	78	7	110	5	1	9	1119	1.363	9.6	0.7	2.7	3.8	1.41
1974	27	-1.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	13	19	.406	4.10	4.86	36	36	0	8	1	0	226.0	252	122	103	23	75	8	90	1	1	1	985	1.447	10.0	0.9	3.0	3.6	1.20
1975	28	-0.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	9	10	.474	3.17	4.25	35	23	5	6	3	1	159.0	156	75	56	10	56	10	76	1	0	6	682	1.333	8.8	0.6	3.2	4.3	1.36
1976	29	1.4	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	11	8	.579	3.97	4.48	26	23	1	5	1	0	158.2	169	79	70	11	59	0	59	3	1	4	686	1.437	9.6	0.6	3.3	3.3	1.00
1977	30	2.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	16	6	.727	3.69	4.09	37	37	0	6	2	0	229.0	243	104	94	11	83	2	99	2	0	5	980	1.424	9.6	0.4	3.3	3.9	1.19
1978	31	3.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	19	13	.594	3.40	3.88	39	38	0	13	2	0	262.0	244	113	99	22	60	2	76	3	0	3	1069	1.160	8.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	1.27
1979	32	4.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	15	17	.469	4.24	5.14	36	35	0	11	0	0	240.0	248	137	113	25	77	1	77	5	0	1	1026	1.354	9.3	0.9	2.9	2.9	1.00
1980	33	5.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	14	11	.560	4.15	4.46	34	33	0	4	0	0	204.0	236	101	94	17	43	1	53	1	0	1	861	1.368	10.4	0.8	1.9	2.3	1.23
1981	34	6.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	5	5	.500	4.36	4.36	21	15	1	1	0	0	99.0	111	48	48	12	23	4	48	1	2	0	419	1.354	10.1	1.1	2.1	4.4	2.09
1982	35	6.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	10	10	.500	4.28	4.61	29	28	0	0	0	0	162.0	166	83	77	14	57	1	74	3	0	1	692	1.377	9.2	0.8	3.2	4.1	1.30
1983	36	7.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	13	8	.619	3.63	4.44	27	27	0	4	0	0	156.0	159	77	63	9	52	2	61	1	0	3	667	1.353	9.2	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.17
1984	37	8.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	1	3	.250	7.71	9.64	12	3	6	0	0	0	28.0	47	30	24	3	10	0	4	0	0	0	138	2.036	15.1	1.0	3.2	1.3	0.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		166	143	.537	3.81	4.38	429	392	13	88	17	1	2554.2	2644	1243	1082	192	780	41	1057	34	5	41	10829	1.340	9.3	0.7	2.7	3.7	1.36
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		33	29	.532	3.71	4.53	80	74		31	4	1	517.0	571	260	213	49	175	6	379	9	3	26		1.443	9.9	0.9	3.0	6.6	2.17
Other (1 season)					Other		4	3	.571	4.28	4.95	9	8		0		0	40.0	38	22	19	1	25	0	21	0	0	3		1.575	8.6	0.2	5.6	4.7	0.84
All Levels (17 Seasons)							203	175	.537	3.80	4.41	518	474	13	119	21	2	3111.2	3253	1525	1314	242	980	47	1457	43	8	70	10829	1.360	9.4	0.7	2.8	4.2	1.49

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		25	24	.510	3.79	4.62	64	59		20	3	1	397.0	444	204	167	38	128	6	243	6	1	9		1.441	10.1	0.9	2.9	5.5	1.90
A- (1 season)					Minors		8	5	.615	3.45	4.20	16	15		11	1		120.0	127	56	46	11	47	0	136	3	2	17		1.450	9.5	0.8	3.5	10.2	2.89