Paul Byrd was a pitcher in MLB. Across 345 career appearances, with a 4.41 ERA and 923 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NYM | 2 | 0 | 2.05 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 1.14 |
| 1996 | NYM | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 1997 | ATL | 4 | 4 | 5.26 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 53.0 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 1.42 |
| 1998 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 1998 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 2.29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 55.0 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 1999 | PHI | 15 | 11 | 4.60 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 199.2 | 205 | 102 | 70 | 106 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | PHI | 2 | 9 | 6.51 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 83.0 | 89 | 60 | 35 | 53 | 1.49 |
| 2001 | KC | 6 | 6 | 4.05 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 93.1 | 110 | 42 | 22 | 49 | 1.41 |
| 2001 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1.40 |
| 2002 | KC | 17 | 11 | 3.90 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 228.1 | 224 | 99 | 38 | 129 | 1.15 |
| 2004 | ATL | 8 | 7 | 3.94 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 114.1 | 123 | 50 | 19 | 79 | 1.24 |
| 2005 | LAA | 12 | 11 | 3.74 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 204.1 | 216 | 85 | 28 | 102 | 1.19 |
| 2006 | CLE | 10 | 9 | 4.88 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 179.0 | 232 | 97 | 38 | 88 | 1.51 |
| 2007 | CLE | 15 | 8 | 4.59 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 192.1 | 239 | 98 | 28 | 88 | 1.39 |
| 2008 | BOS | 4 | 2 | 4.78 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 49.0 | 58 | 26 | 10 | 26 | 1.39 |
| 2008 | CLE | 7 | 10 | 4.53 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 131.0 | 146 | 66 | 24 | 56 | 1.30 |
| 2009 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 5.82 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34.0 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1.71 |
| Career Totals | — | 109 | 96 | 4.41 | 345 | 256 | 0 | 1697.0 | 1857 | 831 | 401 | 923 | 1.33 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NYM | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1996 | NYM | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | ATL | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1998 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 |
| 1999 | PHI | 32 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .127 | .200 | .127 | .327 |
| 2000 | PHI | 17 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .150 | .227 | .150 | .377 |
| 2001 | KC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | KC | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | ATL | 19 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .200 | .314 | .200 | .514 |
| 2005 | LAA | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2006 | CLE | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2007 | CLE | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | BOS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CLE | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2009 | BOS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 346 | 156 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 39 | .154 | .224 | .154 | .377 |
1999
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $109,000 |
| 1996 | $123,000 |
| 1997 | $175,000 |
| 1998 | $237,500 |
| 1999 | $297,500 |
| 2000 | $1,885,000 |
| 2002 | $850,000 |
| 2003 | $3,000,000 |
| 2004 | $7,000,000 |
| 2005 | $5,000,000 |
| 2006 | $7,000,000 |
| 2007 | $7,000,000 |
| 2008 | $7,500,000 |
Career Total: $40,177,000 (13 seasons)
Average: $3,090,538
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.