Paul Bako Notable

b. June 20, 1972 · Detroit Tigers 1998, Houston Astros 1999–2000, Florida Marlins 2000, Atlanta Braves 2000–2001, Milwaukee Brewers 2002, Chicago Cubs 2003–2004, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005, Kansas City Royals 2006, Baltimore Orioles 2007, Cincinnati Reds 2008, Philadelphia Phillies 2009

Paul Bako played for 11 clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1998 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009.

Across 789 games he batted .231, with 508 hits and 195 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 98 doubles and 4 stolen bases.

He played 758 games behind the plate, with 4,477 putouts and 50 errors. He turned 41 double plays.

He was born in Lafayette, LA, USA on June 20, 1972. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	DET	96	305	23	83	12	1	3	30	23	82	1	.272
1999	HOU	73	215	16	55	14	1	2	17	26	57	1	.256
2000	ATL/FLA/HOU	81	221	18	50	10	1	2	20	27	64	0	.226
2001	ATL	61	137	19	29	10	1	2	15	20	34	1	.212
2002	MIL	87	234	24	55	8	1	4	20	20	46	0	.235
2003	CHC	70	188	19	43	13	3	0	17	22	47	0	.229
2004	CHC	49	138	13	28	8	0	1	10	15	29	1	.203
2005	LAD	13	40	1	10	2	0	0	4	7	12	0	.250
2006	KCR	56	153	7	32	3	0	0	10	11	46	0	.209
2007	BAL	60	156	13	32	3	1	1	8	15	50	0	.205
2008	CIN	99	299	30	65	11	2	6	35	34	90	0	.217
2009	PHI	44	116	12	26	4	0	3	9	13	32	0	.224
Career	—	789	2202	195	508	98	11	24	195	233	589	4	.231

On this day & linked events

1972

Born June 20, 1972

Lafayette, LA, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Paul Bako

Paul Bako made a major-league debut on April 30, 1998.

2009

Final major-league game: Paul Bako

Paul Bako played a final major-league game on October 4, 2009.

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