Paul Stevens (baseball)

Paul Stevens (born November 26, 1953) is an American college baseball coach who has been as an assistant coach for the University of Chicago Maroons baseball team since 2016. Before coming to Chicago, he was the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats baseball program for 28 seasons, from 1988 through 2015. He is the winningest coach in Northwestern's program history, with over 600 wins. At Northwestern, Stevens has had 67 players drafted by Major League Baseball teams or signed to professional contracts. Stevens coached 94 All-Big Ten players, including four-time World Series champion Joe Girardi, two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Mark Loretta, and Toronto Blue Jays' J.A. Happ. Stevens announced his retirement partway through the 2015 season and stepped down at the end of the year.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Paul Stevens
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamChicago
ConferenceMidwest
Biographical details
Born (1953-11-26) November 26, 1953
Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1974South Alabama
1975–1976Lewis
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987Northwestern (Asst.)
1988–2015Northwestern
2016–presentChicago (Asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall674–836–6
Tournaments4–14 (Big Ten)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1991, 1995, 2006
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City Team

Stevens played for two seasons at South Alabama before transferring to Lewis. He earned a Silver Medal with the U.S. team at the 1975 Pan American Games. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals and played for three seasons in the Royals organization. Stevens then served as a scout for the New York Mets before becoming an assistant at Northwestern in 1985. After three years, he was promoted to head coach. Under Stevens, the Wildcats had three 30-win seasons. Stevens coached more games than any other coach in Northwestern history, over 500 more than second-place George McKinnon. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1991, 1995, and 2006[1]

Head coaching record

The following lists Stevens' record as a head coach.[7]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northwestern (Big Ten Conference) (1988–2015)
1988 Northwestern 28–2811–17t-8th
1989 Northwestern 26–30–315–136th
1990 Northwestern 24–326–2110th
1991 Northwestern 27–28–115–12–1T-3rdBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
1992 Northwestern 18–388–2010th
1993 Northwestern 27–2715–135th
1994 Northwestern 34–2210–189th
1995 Northwestern 36–1915–13T-3rdBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
1996 Northwestern 26–2910–188th
1997 Northwestern 20–359–199th
1998 Northwestern 27–2610–188th
1999 Northwestern 24–2910–189th
2000 Northwestern 30–2713–156thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2001 Northwestern 24–3211–177th
2002 Northwestern 26–2914–156thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 4]
2003 Northwestern 25–2515–145thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 5]
2004 Northwestern 26–28–114–187th
2005 Northwestern 26–2814–187th
2006 Northwestern 26–3321–112ndBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 6]
2007 Northwestern 18–369–239th
2008 Northwestern 21–2814–187th
2009 Northwestern 15–34–15–179th
2010 Northwestern 24–3213–11t-3rdBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 7]
2011 Northwestern 20–2910–138th
2012 Northwestern 18–366–1811th
2013 Northwestern 22–269–159th
2014 Northwestern 19–337–169th
2015 Northwestern 18–368–1610th
Northwestern: 674–836–6317–455–1
Total:674–836–6

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. The top 4 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 1991.
  2. The top 4 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 1995.
  3. The top 6 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2000.
  4. The top 6 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2002.
  5. The top 6 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2003.
  6. The top 6 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2006.
  7. The top 6 of the Big Ten's 10 teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.

References
  1. "Paul Stevens Bio". Northwestern Wildcats. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. Scott Powers (May 21, 2011). "Baseball a family affair at Northwestern". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  3. Lynden Ostrander (April 30, 2013). "Northwestern Baseball Takes Down Chicago State, 3–1". Inside Northwestern. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  4. Philip Rossman-Reich (March 6, 2013). "Wildcat of the Week: Paul Stevens". Lake the Posts. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  5. Rosenblum, Jonah L. (May 21, 2015). "Care for His Players Defined Northwestern Baseball Coach Paul Stevens". ChicagoTribune.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  6. "Paul Stevens". The University of Chicago Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  7. 2013 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Northwestern Wildcats. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
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