P Ilie Paunescu #15
Northern Virginia Retrievers PL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2025
BNN Index | PL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ILIE PAUNESCU #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
62 0 4-4 12 3.43 76.0 76 10 34 81 1.45 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 8 9 8 8
Movement 6 7 6 7
Control 6 7 6 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 8
Changeup 2 2
Sinker 8 8
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 57 %
Hold Runners 9
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/2025 @ PC Win, 6-0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/30/2025 PC Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 Save
09/29/2025 PC Loss, 2-10 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/24/2025 @ VAN Win, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/23/2025 @ VAN Win, 5-3 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 Save
09/20/2025 OAK Win, 4-2 2.0 2 0 0 2 4 Save
09/19/2025 OAK Win, 4-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Save
09/17/2025 @ BUC Loss, 5-6 2.2 1 2 2 3 1 Loss
09/14/2025 @ RC Loss, 2-4 1.1 2 3 3 1 3 Loss
09/13/2025 @ RC Loss, 0-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:02/20/1997
Born in:Shawano, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,550,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:148 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 90 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 30th Pick in Round 1
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 62 0 4 4 12 3.43 76.0 76 29 29 10 34 81 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 27 7 63.2 62 39 13.14 9.00 9.59 4.03 3.56 1.45 103 0.1 .332        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 123 34 7 0 5 17 10 39 0 1 1 .276 .336 .455 .791      
vs. RHB 165 42 5 0 5 12 24 42 2 3 0 .255 .346 .376 .721      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 11 0 0 1 4 4.35 10.1 12 5 5 1 5 12  
June 13 0 0 0 2 3.38 16.0 22 6 6 1 4 19  
July 13 0 3 0 1 1.23 22.0 10 3 3 3 9 20  
August 13 0 0 1 1 6.23 13.0 18 9 9 3 7 13  
September 12 0 1 2 4 3.68 14.2 14 6 6 2 9 17  
Spring Training 4 0 0 0 0 9.64 4.2 6 5 5 0 1 6  
Postseason 9 0 0 0 4 1.69 10.2 4 2 2 0 6 12  
Last Year 59 0 2 2 20 2.71 66.1 51 21 20 6 21 68  
Career 227 45 22 26 32 3.97 464.1 464 221 205 48 224 350  
Home 36 0 4 2 4 2.85 47.1 47 15 15 6 19 51  
Road 26 0 0 2 8 4.40 28.2 29 14 14 4 15 30  
Grass 59 0 4 4 10 3.44 73.1 73 28 28 10 33 80  
Turf 3 0 0 0 2 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 1  
Day 21 0 1 3 2 3.71 26.2 24 11 11 4 15 21  
Night 41 0 3 1 10 3.28 49.1 52 18 18 6 19 60  
As Reliever / Substitution 62 0 4 4 12 3.43 76.0 76 29 29 10 34 81  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Atlanta - PL 19 4 2 2 0 0 3.46 13.0 14 5 5 1 8 6 0 0 1.69 .325 5.32 0.0 129
2017 Atlanta - SL 20 5 5 1 3 0 4.50 28.0 29 17 14 1 19 12 0 0 1.71 .304 4.86 0.2 98
2018 Atlanta - SL 21 24 17 9 3 0 4.59 102.0 109 53 52 9 52 55 0 0 1.58 .308 4.84 1.1 102
2019 Atlanta - PL 22 16 16 5 6 0 4.06 93.0 96 47 42 6 47 52 0 0 1.54 .297 4.49 0.4 92
2020 Atlanta - PL 23 22 21 2 11 0 4.53 109.1 130 63 55 13 60 57 0 0 1.74 .331 5.22 -0.9 78
2021 Atlanta - PL 24 27 6 4 2 0 4.98 81.1 81 47 45 9 45 54 0 0 1.55 .303 5.08 -0.2 80
2022 Atlanta - PL 25 37 0 3 1 0 3.20 25.1 16 9 9 3 9 32 0 0 0.99 .236 2.94 0.3 116
2023 Northern Virginia - SL 26 54 0 6 4 8 2.38 79.1 51 25 21 6 22 87 0 0 0.92 .239 2.76 1.5 165
2024 Northern Virginia - PL 27 59 0 2 2 20 2.71 66.1 51 21 20 6 21 68 0 0 1.09 .273 2.88 0.9 135
2025 Northern Virginia - PL 28 62 0 4 4 12 3.43 76.0 76 29 29 10 34 81 0 0 1.45 .332 3.56 0.1 101
Total PL 227 45 22 26 32 3.97 464.1 464 221 205 48 224 350 0 0 1.48 .307 4.32 0.7 97
Total SL 83 22 16 10 8 3.74 209.1 189 95 87 16 93 154 0 0 1.35 .286 4.05 2.8 125
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Total - 19 14 14 8 2 0 1.13 103.2 64 16 13 2 23 150 0 0 0.84 .254 1.31 5.8 100
2016 Sun Prairie - AA 19 20 0 0 2 9 8.04 15.2 18 15 14 2 9 16 0 0 1.72 .333 5.38 -0.1 55
2016 Bangor Trident Base - AAA 19 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 4.93 0.0 999
2017 Sun Prairie - AA 20 19 9 5 5 3 2.97 69.2 63 24 23 4 29 53 1 0 1.32 .291 4.47 1.2 168
2017 Bangor Trident Base - AAA 20 5 1 1 0 2 4.00 9.0 14 4 4 2 4 3 0 0 2.00 .343 7.57 -0.1 137
Total PAAA 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 4.93 999.0
Total SAAA 5 1 1 0 2 4.00 9.0 14 4 4 2 4 3 0 0 2.00 .343 7.57 137.1
Total SAA 19 9 5 5 3 2.97 69.2 63 24 23 4 29 53 1 0 1.32 .291 4.47 167.8
Total PAA 20 0 0 2 9 8.04 15.2 18 15 14 2 9 16 0 0 1.72 .333 5.38 54.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Atlanta - PL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1.80 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Atlanta - 3L 21 3 3 2 1 0 3.32 19.0 20 8 7 0 7 6 0 0 1.42 .299 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Atlanta - SL 21 2 2 0 1 0 9.00 10.0 20 10 10 1 3 6 0 0 2.30 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Total - SL 21 5 5 2 2 0 5.28 29.0 40 18 17 1 10 12 0 0 1.72 .371 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Atlanta - PL 22 3 3 0 2 0 10.32 11.1 20 15 13 2 5 4 0 0 2.21 .383 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Atlanta - 3L 23 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.88 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Atlanta - PL 23 3 3 0 2 0 4.12 19.2 15 9 9 2 11 12 0 0 1.32 .228 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Total - PL 23 4 4 0 2 0 3.63 22.1 18 9 9 2 13 12 0 0 1.39 .239 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Atlanta - 3L 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Atlanta - PL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1.20 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Atlanta - SL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Atlanta - PL 25 8 0 2 0 0 1.54 11.2 7 2 2 0 2 14 0 0 0.77 .259 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Total - PL 25 9 0 2 0 0 1.46 12.1 8 2 2 0 2 15 0 0 0.81 .276 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Northern Virginia - SL 26 9 0 1 2 0 1.96 18.1 13 4 4 2 6 21 0 0 1.04 .262 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Northern Virginia - PL 26 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .231 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Total - PL 26 11 0 1 2 0 2.01 22.1 16 5 5 2 7 23 0 0 1.03 .255 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Northern Virginia - 3L 27 1 0 0 1 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.50 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Northern Virginia - SL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Northern Virginia - PL 27 11 0 2 0 1 0.00 13.2 2 0 0 0 4 21 0 0 0.44 .091 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Total - PL 27 13 0 2 1 1 0.59 15.1 3 1 1 1 4 23 0 0 0.46 .080 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Northern Virginia - PL 28 9 0 0 0 4 1.69 10.2 4 2 2 0 6 12 0 0 0.94 .174 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 38 6 4 4 5 3.23 75.1 54 30 27 4 33 68 0 0 1.15 .248 3.02 341.9
Total SL 13 2 1 3 0 4.20 30.0 34 14 14 3 9 30 0 0 1.43 .373 3.58 195.1
Total 3L 6 4 2 2 0 3.13 23.0 24 9 8 1 9 8 0 0 1.43 .291 4.22 248.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Atlanta - ML P 4 2 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.0 1.011
2017 Atlanta - ML P 5 5 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 +0.1 1.029
2018 Atlanta - ML P 23 17 4 21 1 28 3 .893 102.0 2.21 -0.3 .991
2019 Atlanta - ML P 16 16 6 18 2 25 1 .960 93.0 2.32 +0.7 1.060
2020 Atlanta - ML P 22 21 3 18 1 21 0 1.000 109.1 1.73 +0.4 1.042
2021 Atlanta - ML P 27 6 3 17 3 20 0 1.000 81.1 2.21 +0.3 1.032
2022 Atlanta - ML P 32 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 25.1 1.42 +0.0 1.036
2023 Northern Virginia - ML P 54 0 1 15 0 17 1 .941 79.1 1.82 +0.9 1.122
2024 Northern Virginia - ML P 57 0 3 16 0 19 0 1.000 66.1 2.58 -0.6 .958
2025 Northern Virginia - ML P 60 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 76.0 0.83 +0.4 1.205
TOTAL P 300 67 26 122 10 153 5 .967 673.2 1.98 +2.0 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 30, 30th overall pick) by the Louisville Slugs, out of high school (Shawano Community; Shawano, WI).
05/01/2016 Named the #34 prospect in the PL
07/14/2016 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $17,100,000 with the Atlanta Smoke organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 2 (9).
05/01/2017 Named the #54 prospect in the SL
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 2 (8).
05/01/2018 Named the #41 prospect in the SL
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 3 (8).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (6).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (6).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (6).
02/10/2022 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,290,000 with the Atlanta Smoke organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05/05/2023 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Northern Virginia Retrievers, along with SP Edison Larson, in exchange for RP Stanley Harris, SS Juan Ortega.
09/25/2023 Wins the 2023 Silver League Championship with the Northern Virginia Retrievers.
10/27/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 SL SL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6).
10/24/2024 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $63,300,000 with the Northern Virginia Retrievers organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2018 8 6
2018 8 6
Year L Rank
2020 11 6
Year BB Rank
2018 52 8
2018 52 8
2020 60 5
Year WP Rank
2021 6 4
Year SHO Rank
2018 0 5
2018 0 5
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