Paul Casanova
1965–1974 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Washington Senators (1961-71)
859G
.225AVG
.252OBP
.319SLG
More career statistics
627H
50HR
252RBI
2SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,930 | 2,929 |
| Batting · Walks | 101 | 100 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | 2,930 | 2,786 | 214 | 627 | 87 | 12 | 50 | 252 | 101 | 430 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 888 | .225 | .252 | .319 | .571 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1973-07-21 to 1973-08-01
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1969-05-31 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1966-08-15 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 8 total bases | 1966-08-21 | 1 in 167 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 416 | 1388 | 304 | 26 | 127 | 62 | 170 | .233 | .264 | .332 |
| Away | 443 | 1541 | 323 | 24 | 125 | 38 | 260 | .218 | .234 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 243 | 52 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 32 | .228 | .251 | .316 |
| May | 150 | 507 | 90 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 91 | .189 | .219 | .277 |
| June | 154 | 557 | 133 | 8 | 51 | 9 | 87 | .245 | .255 | .343 |
| July | 164 | 570 | 129 | 14 | 58 | 20 | 73 | .238 | .261 | .350 |
| August | 174 | 588 | 130 | 13 | 66 | 18 | 83 | .233 | .252 | .338 |
| September | 142 | 451 | 90 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 62 | .212 | .251 | .271 |
| October | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .308 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 82 | 297 | 68 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 31 | .239 | .259 | .338 |
| cleveland-guardians | 75 | 277 | 59 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 50 | .236 | .285 | .352 |
| boston-red-sox | 74 | 263 | 64 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 38 | .256 | .278 | .368 |
| minnesota-twins | 72 | 253 | 55 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 30 | .225 | .245 | .307 |
| new-york-yankees | 70 | 236 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 21 | .199 | .220 | .288 |
| california-angels | 67 | 249 | 56 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 39 | .233 | .253 | .333 |
| chicago-white-sox | 62 | 226 | 57 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 35 | .269 | .296 | .387 |
| baltimore-orioles | 62 | 223 | 40 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 41 | .184 | .193 | .295 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 5 | 13 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 122 | 429 | 109 | 13 | 44 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 1967 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 141 | 528 | 131 | 9 | 53 | 1 | .248 | – | – |
| 1968 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 96 | 322 | 63 | 4 | 25 | – | .196 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 124 | 379 | 82 | 4 | 37 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1970 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 104 | 328 | 75 | 6 | 30 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1971 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 94 | 311 | 63 | 5 | 26 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Atlanta Braves | 49 | 136 | 28 | 2 | 10 | – | .206 | – | – |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | 82 | 236 | 51 | 7 | 18 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 42 | 104 | 21 | – | 8 | – | .202 | – | – |