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Freddie Patek
Frederick Joseph Patek (The Flea)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 5", Weight 148 lb.

Debut June 3, 1968
  vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1981
Born October 9, 1944 in Seguin, TX

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 23 PIT NL  61  208   31   53   4  2   2   18  18  7  12  37  .255  .298  .322   88   67   9   3   0   2   0
 1969 24 PIT NL 147  460   48  110   9  1   5   32  15  8  53  86  .239  .318  .296   75  136   7   1  15   1  14
 1970 25 PIT NL  84  237   42   58  10  5   1   19   8  2  29  46  .245  .322  .342   81   81   6   4   1   0   2
 1971 26 KCR AL 147  591   86  158  21 11   6   36  49 14  44  80  .267  .323  .371   97  219   7   1   3   5   6 MVP-6
 1972 27 KCR AL 136  518   59  110  25  4   0   32  33  7  47  64  .212  .280  .276   67  143   6   3   4   3   9 AS
 1973 28 KCR AL 135  501   82  117  19  5   5   45  36 14  54  63  .234  .311  .321   75  161  11   2   0   3   9
 1974 29 KCR AL 149  537   72  121  18  6   3   38  33 15  77  69  .225  .324  .298   77  160   9   4   1   3   7
 1975 30 KCR AL 136  483   58  110  14  5   5   45  32  7  42  65  .228  .291  .308   68  149  11   3   0   2   9
 1976 31 KCR AL 144  432   58  104  19  3   1   43  51 15  50  63  .241  .318  .306   83  132  13   6   5   2   6 AS
 1977 32 KCR AL 154  497   72  130  26  6   5   60  53 13  41  84  .262  .320  .368   86  183  13   7   2   5   6
 1978 33 KCR AL 138  440   54  109  23  1   2   46  38 11  42  56  .248  .312  .318   76  140   9   4   1   1   6 AS
 1979 34 KCR AL 106  306   30   77  17  0   1   37  11 12  16  42  .252  .293  .317   64   97  10   3   0   3   6
 1980 35 CAL AL  86  273   41   72  10  5   5   34   7  6  15  26  .264  .302  .392   92  107   8   2   1   1  11
 1981 36 CAL AL  27   47    3   11   1  1   0    5   1  0   1   6  .234  .250  .298   58   14   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons         5530      1340     55      490    131     787  .242  .309  .324   79      119  43  33  31  92
               1650       736      216     41      385    523                            1789
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        543   72  132  21  5   4   48  38 13  51  77  .242  .309  .324   79  176  12   4   3   3   9
 Career High    154  591   86  158  26 11   6   60  53 15  77  86  .267  .324  .392   97  219  13   7  15   5  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 23 PIT NL  234  174   22   3.4    80| .255  .250| .298  .308| .322  .352| .620  .660|  88  .479  -3.2  -0.4  72%
 1969 24 PIT NL  522  380   43   3.0    93| .239  .257| .318  .327| .296  .381| .614  .708|  75  .358 -14.5  -1.5  65%
 1970 25 PIT NL  276  193   29   4.0   101| .245  .263| .322  .336| .342  .402| .664  .738|  81  .436  -5.7  -0.6  80%
 1971 26 KCR AL  648  461   75   4.4    91| .267  .254| .323  .326| .371  .377| .694  .703|  97  .538  -3.8  -0.4  77%
 1972 27 KCR AL  577  433   44   2.7    82| .212  .245| .280  .314| .276  .354| .556  .668|  67  .373 -20.3  -2.3  82%
 1973 28 KCR AL  571  420   53   3.4    98| .234  .266| .311  .336| .321  .391| .632  .727|  75  .389 -17.5  -1.8  72%
 1974 29 KCR AL  630  451   58   3.5    93| .225  .264| .324  .329| .298  .380| .622  .709|  77  .420 -14.6  -1.5  68%
 1975 30 KCR AL  541  403   47   3.1    95| .228  .261| .291  .332| .308  .384| .599  .716|  68  .359 -21.8  -2.2  82%
 1976 31 KCR AL  503  368   48   3.5    87| .241  .258| .318  .323| .306  .364| .624  .687|  83  .443  -8.0  -0.9  77%
 1977 32 KCR AL  563  406   65   4.3   102| .262  .269| .320  .333| .368  .409| .688  .742|  86  .464  -9.1  -0.9  80%
 1978 33 KCR AL  496  361   48   3.6    96| .248  .264| .312  .330| .318  .390| .630  .720|  76  .411 -13.4  -1.4  77%
 1979 34 KCR AL  338  260   26   2.7   104| .252  .272| .293  .337| .317  .412| .610  .749|  64  .261 -15.6  -1.5  47%
 1980 35 CAL AL  299  228   28   3.3    96| .264  .266| .302  .327| .392  .394| .694  .721|  92  .354  -4.0  -0.4  53%
 1981 36 CAL AL   48   37    3   2.2    89| .234  .256| .250  .321| .298  .373| .548  .693|  58  .239  -2.8  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     6246 4575  589   3.5    94| .242  .260| .309  .328| .324  .383| .633  .711|  79  .410 -154.5 -16.1  74%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 23 PIT NL SS 52 80 164 6 23 .976 .962 4.69 4.50 5.08 4.98 49 432.0 OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.82 2.13 2.01 4 38.0 RF 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 1.77 2.79 2.02 3 29.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.60 1 9.0 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.70 3.00 2.90 1 9.0 1969 24 PIT NL SS 146 227 399 30 81 .954 .963 4.29 4.21 4.57 4.93 141 1233.3 1970 25 PIT NL SS 65 122 212 10 42 .971 .965 5.14 4.23 5.66 5.05 57 531.3 1971 26 KCR AL SS 147 301 459 25 107 .968 .965 5.17 4.32 5.43 4.90 145 1259.7 1972 27 KCR AL SS 136 230 510 22 113 .971 .967 5.44 4.51 5.63 4.99 133 1182.0 AS 1973 28 KCR AL SS 135 242 503 26 115 .966 .963 5.52 4.43 5.91 5.10 131 1133.7 1974 29 KCR AL SS 149 250 493 25 108 .967 .965 4.99 4.24 5.17 4.98 145 1293.3 1975 30 KCR AL SS 136 231 405 27 78 .959 .959 4.68 4.09 4.88 4.85 133 1173.0 DH 1 1976 31 KCR AL SS 143 233 426 26 87 .962 .967 4.61 4.40 4.90 4.99 140 1210.7 AS DH 1 AS 1977 32 KCR AL SS 154 252 413 29 70 .958 .963 4.32 4.07 4.59 4.82 148 1304.7 1978 33 KCR AL SS 137 240 350 32 84 .949 .964 4.31 4.19 4.67 4.92 134 1136.3 AS 1979 34 KCR AL SS 104 153 249 19 54 .955 .965 3.87 4.10 4.54 5.01 95 796.7 1980 35 CAL AL SS 81 129 199 16 42 .953 .963 4.05 4.26 4.45 4.99 75 663.0 1981 36 CAL AL 2B 16 27 31 1 8 .983 .981 3.62 4.93 5.07 5.54 10 103.0 3B 7 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 1.00 2.51 4.29 2.94 0 14.7 SS 3 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.20 4.00 5.00 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 36 CAL AL 2B 16 27 31 1 8 .983 .981 3.62 4.93 5.07 5.54 10 103.0 1968 23 PIT NL 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.70 3.00 2.90 1 9.0 1981 36 CAL AL 3B 7 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 1.00 2.51 4.29 2.94 0 14.7 1975 30 KCR AL DH 1 1976 31 KCR AL DH 1 1968 23 PIT NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.60 1 9.0 1968 23 PIT NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.82 2.13 2.01 4 38.0 1968 23 PIT NL RF 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 1.77 2.79 2.02 3 29.0 1968 23 PIT NL SS 52 80 164 6 23 .976 .962 4.69 4.50 5.08 4.98 49 432.0 1969 24 PIT NL SS 146 227 399 30 81 .954 .963 4.29 4.21 4.57 4.93 141 1233.3 1970 25 PIT NL SS 65 122 212 10 42 .971 .965 5.14 4.23 5.66 5.05 57 531.3 1971 26 KCR AL SS 147 301 459 25 107 .968 .965 5.17 4.32 5.43 4.90 145 1259.7 1972 27 KCR AL SS 136 230 510 22 113 .971 .967 5.44 4.51 5.63 4.99 133 1182.0 1973 28 KCR AL SS 135 242 503 26 115 .966 .963 5.52 4.43 5.91 5.10 131 1133.7 1974 29 KCR AL SS 149 250 493 25 108 .967 .965 4.99 4.24 5.17 4.98 145 1293.3 1975 30 KCR AL SS 136 231 405 27 78 .959 .959 4.68 4.09 4.88 4.85 133 1173.0 1976 31 KCR AL SS 143 233 426 26 87 .962 .967 4.61 4.40 4.90 4.99 140 1210.7 1977 32 KCR AL SS 154 252 413 29 70 .958 .963 4.32 4.07 4.59 4.82 148 1304.7 1978 33 KCR AL SS 137 240 350 32 84 .949 .964 4.31 4.19 4.67 4.92 134 1136.3 1979 34 KCR AL SS 104 153 249 19 54 .955 .965 3.87 4.10 4.54 5.01 95 796.7 1980 35 CAL AL SS 81 129 199 16 42 .953 .963 4.05 4.26 4.45 4.99 75 663.0 1981 36 CAL AL SS 3 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.20 4.00 5.00 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1588 2690 4786 293 1004 .962 .964 4.71 4.26 5.04 4.95 1527 13358.7 2B* 16 27 31 1 8 .983 .981 3.62 4.93 5.07 5.54 10 103.0 3B* 8 1 9 1 0 .909 .952 1.25 2.54 3.80 2.92 1 23.7 OF* 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.82 2.13 2.01 4 38.0 2 0 3# RF* 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 3.00 1.77 2.79 2.02 3 29.0 LF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.60 1 9.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1617 2727 4826 295 1012 .962 .964 4.67 4.26 5.03 4.95 1542 13523
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .250  .000   0  1   0   0   0 
 1976   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   5  18   2   7  2  0  0   4   0   1  .389  .389  .500   0  3   0   0   0 
 1977   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   5  18   4   7  3  1  0   5   1   2  .389  .400  .667   0  0   2   1   0 
 1978   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   4  13   2   1  0  0  1   2   1   4  .077  .143  .308   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     0-4  15  52   8  15  5  1  1  11   3   9  .288  .321  .481   0  5   2   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   KCR AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1976   KCR AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1978   KCR AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      1   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972
1976 *
1978 (SS)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1971-AL-6-0.23
Car-666-0.23 shares

At Bats
1971 AL-591-8

Runs
1971 AL-86-6

Hits
1971 AL-158-9

Triples
1971 AL-11-1

Bases on Balls
1974 AL-77-8

Stolen Bases
1968 NL-18-7
1971 AL-49-2
1972 AL-33-3
1973 AL-36-5
1974 AL-33-5
1975 AL-32-6
1976 AL-51-5
1977 AL-53-1
1978 AL-38-7
Car-385-75

Singles
1971 AL-120-6

Sac. Hits
1973 AL-11-6
1976 AL-13-7
1977 AL-13-9

Intentional Walks
1969 NL-15-5

Caught Stealing
1971 AL-14-1
1973 AL-14-6
1974 AL-15-6
1979 AL-12-7
Car-131-43

Outs
1971 AL-461-8

         

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 28 (812) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1123) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.0 (839) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

December 2, 1970: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bruce Dal Canton and Jerry May to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernandez, and Jim Campanis.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

April 6, 1982: Released by the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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