Paul Casanova
Full name: Paulino Casanova Ortiz
Also known as: Paul · Paul Casanova
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
- Born
- 1941-12-21 · Colon
- Died
- 2017-08-12
- Debut
- 1965-09-18
Paul Casanova was a Cuban baseball player, born on 21 December 1941 in Colon. His full name is recorded as Paulino Casanova Ortiz. He died on 12 August 2017. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 10 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1965 and 1974. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Atlanta Braves.
Across his recorded career he batted .225, with 627 hits, 50 home runs and 252 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .254, in 1966 (429 AB). His most home runs in a season was 13, in 1966.
Career summary
- Seasons 10 (1965–1974)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsAtlanta Braves, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.228 / .255 / .325
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Washington Senators | American League | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .308 | .357 | .385 | .742 |
| 1966 | Washington Senators | American League | 122 | 449 | 429 | 45 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 174 | .254 | .278 | .406 | .684 |
| 1967 | Washington Senators | American League | 141 | 551 | 528 | 47 | 131 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 179 | .248 | .273 | .339 | .612 |
| 1968 | Washington Senators | American League | 96 | 335 | 322 | 19 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 81 | .196 | .210 | .252 | .462 |
| 1969 | Washington Senators | American League | 124 | 408 | 379 | 26 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 107 | .216 | .254 | .282 | .536 |
| 1970 | Washington Senators | American League | 104 | 343 | 328 | 25 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 116 | .229 | .251 | .354 | .605 |
| 1971 | Washington Senators | American League | 94 | 329 | 311 | 19 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 89 | .203 | .238 | .286 | .524 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 49 | 139 | 136 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .206 | .223 | .272 | .495 |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 82 | 248 | 236 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | .216 | .254 | .335 | .589 |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 42 | 113 | 104 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .202 | .232 | .202 | .434 |
| Career total | — | American League | 686 | 2429 | 2310 | 183 | 527 | 77 | 12 | 41 | 216 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 349 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 751 | .228 | .255 | .325 | .580 |
| Career total | — | National League | 173 | 500 | 476 | 31 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 81 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 137 | .210 | .240 | .288 | .528 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Paul Casanova born?
Paul Casanova was born on 1941-12-21 in Colon.
Which teams did Paul Casanova play for?
Paul Casanova appears for Atlanta Braves, Washington Senators across 10 recorded seasons.
What are Paul Casanova's career statistics?
In 10 recorded seasons Paul Casanova batted .228 with 527 hits, 41 home runs and 216 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
