Paul Maholm

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Paul Maholm
Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 28
Pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
August 30, 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Selected MLB statistics
(through August 2,2006)
Win-loss     7-10
Strikeouts     110
ERA     4.18
Innings pitched     170


Paul Gurner Maholm [Mah-HALL-uhm] (born June 25, 1982 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a lefthanded pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a three-year letterman while pitching at Mississippi State, before being selected by the Pirates in the first round (8th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. Maholm is a graduate of Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee.

He made his major league debut, as a starter, on August 30, 2005 against the Milwaukee Brewers and pitched 8.0 shutout innings, earning his first career win. He finished the 2005 season, providing the Pirates with a 3-1 record in 6 games, with a 2.18.

Maholm is projected to be a member of the Pirates five-man starting pitching rotation in 2006.

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