Paul Spoljaric

Infobox MLB retired
name=Paul Spoljaric


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1970|9|24
Kelowna, British Columbia
deathdate=
debutdate=April 6
debutyear=by|1994
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|2000
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=8-17
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.52
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=278
teams=
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|1994, by|1996-by|1997)
* Seattle Mariners (by|1997-by|1998)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1999)
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|1999)
* Kansas City Royals (by|2000)
highlights=

Paul Nikola Spoljaric (born September 24, 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who last played in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals in by|2000.

After being signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in by|1989, he went on to play for the Blue Jays (by|1994, by|1996-by|1997, by|1999), Seattle Mariners (1997-by|1998), Philadelphia Phillies (1999) and Kansas City Royals (2000). He was traded in 1997 with Mike Timlin for Jose Cruz, Jr. and was a member of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place in the baseball tournament.

In his 6-year major-league career, Spoljaric compiled a career 8-17 record with 278 strikeouts, 12 saves, and a 5.52 ERA in 278 innings.

Currently, Spoljaric is a starting pitcher with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League He signed with them in December by|2007 and will be their starting pitcher for the by|2008 IBL season. Spoljaric had spent the previous 6 IBL seasons as a starting pitcher with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spoljpa01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis]
* [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_locator_results.jsp?c_id=tor&playerLocator=Spoljaric MLB.com stats]