Pat Borders

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 14, 1963 in Columbus, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 6th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Wales HS (Lake Wales, FL).

High School: Lake Wales HS (Lake Wales, FL)

Debut: April 6, 1988 (Age 24-328d, 15,439th in major league history)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 27, 2005 (Age 42-074d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Joe Maenza

National Team: us USA (Pro,Oly)

Full Name: Patrick Lance Borders

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.6

3282

831

.253

289

RBI

346

OBP

.288

SLG

.375

OPS

.663

OPS+

Summary of 69 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 14 go ahead

6 Tms
TOR	54
KCR	4
CLE	4
CHW	3
CAL	2
SEA	2

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	28

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	33

Outs
0	30
1	23
2	16

15 Opps
MIL	11
OAK	9
DET	8
MIN	6
BAL	6
BOS	5
CAL	5
NYY	4
SEA	4
CHW	4
TEX	3
KCR	1
TBD	1
CLE	1
TOR	1

60 Pitchers
Jim Abbott	3
Bill Gullickson	3
Ricky Bones	2
Steve Wojciechowski	2
Allan Anderson	2
Gene Nelson	2
Kevin Tapani	2
Scott Karl	1
Bryce Florie	1
Shawn Hillegas	1
Storm Davis	1
Salomón Torres	1
Ricky Horton	1
Julio Valera	1
Mark Clear	1
Casey Fossum	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Ron Darling	1
Mark Knudson	1
Bob Welch	1
Eric Milton	1
Jerry Don Gleaton	1
Gerald Alexander	1
Brian Holton	1
Charlie Hough	1
James Baldwin	1
Jeff Ballard	1
Teddy Higuera	1
Melido Perez	1
Dave Stewart	1
Chuck Finley	1
Danny Darwin	1
Dave LaPoint	1
Paul Gibson	1
Willie Hernández	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Mike Campbell	1
Doug Henry	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Doug Davis	1
Sid Roberson	1
Mike Mussina	1
Mike Johnson	1
John Wasdin	1
John Farrell	1
Dave Fleming	1
Randy Johnson	1
Nate Minchey	1
Bruce Hurst	1
Ben McDonald	1
Bill Wegman	1
Kevin Bearse	1
John Doherty	1
Roger Clemens	1
Pat Hentgen	1
Charlie Leibrandt	1
Willie Banks	1
Brian Dubois	1
Al Leiter	1
Gregg Olson	1

18 Parks
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	30
County Stad (MIL)	6
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	49
78	16
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	18
2	17
3	11
4	10
5	5
Unk	4
6	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	67
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	44
1--	14
12-	5
-2-	4
123	1
--3	1

101 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	44
1 on	19
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	25

Inning
2	9
3	7
4	7
5	8
6	9
7	15
8	7
9	6
Extra	1

1-3	16
4-6	24
7-end	29

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	5
+2	6
+1	12
Tied	10
-1	9
-2	8
-3	2
-4..	9

Ahead	31
Tied	10
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	18
1-0	12
2-1	8
1-1	7
0-1	5
Unk	4
2-2	4
2-0	4
1-2	3
3-2	2
3-1	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	66
DH	2
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	35
7th	17
6th	7
9th	6
5th	4

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	32

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-04-14	TOR		NYY	Al Leiter	behind 2-4	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	0.120	42%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1988-05-16	TOR	@	CHW	Ricky Horton	tied 0-0	t 5	0	1--	3,(1-1) B1FX	2	7	2	0.211	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Gruber Scores
3	3	3	1	1988-05-23	TOR	@	MIL	Mark Clear	behind 2-7	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	0.017	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line)
4	4	4	1	1988-05-29	TOR		CHW	Dave LaPoint	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.231	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1988-06-02	TOR	@	BOS	Bruce Hurst	ahead 4-0	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1989-04-26	TOR	@	SEA	Mike Campbell	behind 3-4	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	DH	0.128	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	1	1989-07-07	TOR	@	DET	Willie Hernández	behind 2-4	t 8	0	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	6	2	0.429	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Gruber Scores; G. Bell Scores; F. McGriff Scores
8	8	3	1	1989-08-26	TOR		MIL	Teddy Higuera	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	0.037	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1990-04-12	TOR		TEX	Jamie Moyer	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	2	0.098	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1990-04-17	TOR		BAL	Jeff Ballard	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.114	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	3	1	1990-04-25	TOR		CLE	Kevin Bearse	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.092	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	4	1	1990-05-05	TOR		DET	Jerry Don Gleaton	ahead 4-0	b 8	1	---		1	7	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	5	1	1990-05-06	TOR		DET	Brian Dubois	tied 3-3	b 4	1	1--	6,(2-2) 1SB1CF1B1X	2	7	2	0.208	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); G. Hill Scores
14	14	6	1	1990-05-18	TOR		CAL	Jim Abbott	behind 0-4	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	0.103	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. McGriff Scores
15	15	7	1	1990-05-27	TOR	@	SEA	Randy Johnson	ahead 3-1	t 6	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	2	0.111	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Bell Scores
16	16	8	1	1990-06-03	TOR		MIL	Mark Knudson	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	-2-	4,(2-1) CB+2BX	2	7	2	0.175	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Bell Scores
17	17	9	1	1990-06-14	TOR	@	MIN	Allan Anderson	tied 1-1	t 6	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	2	0.355	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Gruber Scores; F. McGriff Scores
18	18	10	1	1990-06-30	TOR		OAK	Bob Welch	behind 2-9	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	7	2	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	11	1	1990-07-21	TOR	@	OAK	Scott Sanderson	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	5,(1-2) FCFBX	1	8	2	0.123	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	12	1	1990-07-30	TOR	@	BAL	Brian Holton	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	1--	5,(3-1) CBB11BX	2	7	2	0.085	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Olerud Scores
21	21	13	1	1990-08-08	TOR		DET	Paul Gibson	ahead 7-3	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	8	2	0.015	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	14	1	1990-08-12	TOR		MIN	Allan Anderson	behind 2-5	b 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	6	2	0.032	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. McGriff Scores
23	23	15	1	1990-09-11	TOR	@	KCR	Storm Davis	ahead 7-4	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.051	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1991-07-30	TOR		CHW	Charlie Hough	behind 1-5	b 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	2	0.133	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Snyder Scores; P. Borders Scores
25	25	2	1	1991-09-15	TOR		OAK	Dennis Eckersley	behind 4-10	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
26	26	3	1	1991-09-20	TOR	@	OAK	Gene Nelson	behind 2-5	t 6	1	12-	2,(1-0) ..BX	3	8	PH	0.296	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Olerud Scores; C. Maldonado Scores; P. Borders Scores
27	27	4	1	1991-09-22	TOR	@	OAK	Ron Darling	behind 0-1	t 5	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.278	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Maldonado Scores; P. Borders Scores
28	28	5	1	1991-09-24	TOR	@	CAL	Jim Abbott	tied 0-0	t 10	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.383	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Maldonado Scores; P. Tabler Scores; P. Borders Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1992-04-06	TOR	@	DET	Bill Gullickson	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	8,(3-2) BFBFFBFX	1	8	2	0.118	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); P. Borders Scores
30	30	2	1	1992-04-08	TOR	@	DET	John Doherty	ahead 8-7	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.140	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
31	31	3	1	1992-04-10	TOR		BAL	Gregg Olson	behind 2-3	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	2	0.468	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
32	32	4	1	1992-05-12	TOR		OAK	Dave Stewart	ahead 2-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	0.054	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Borders Scores
33	33	5	1	1992-05-26	TOR		MIL	Ricky Bones	ahead 4-3	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.105	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Borders Scores
34	34	6	1	1992-06-11	TOR		BOS	Roger Clemens	ahead 2-0	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.059	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
35	35	7	1	1992-06-30	TOR		TEX	Gerald Alexander	behind 10-16	b 9	2	12-	4,(1-2) BCCX	3	7	2	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Winfield Scores; C. Maldonado Scores; P. Borders Scores
36	36	8	1	1992-07-21	TOR	@	CAL	Julio Valera	behind 3-5	t 6	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	8	2	0.250	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Maldonado Scores; P. Borders Scores
37	37	9	1	1992-07-23	TOR	@	OAK	Gene Nelson	ahead 6-2	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.026	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
38	38	10	1	1992-07-31	TOR		NYY	Shawn Hillegas	ahead 5-1	b 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.042	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Borders Scores
39	39	11	1	1992-08-18	TOR	@	MIL	Doug Henry	ahead 10-1	t 9	2	--3	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); C. Maldonado Scores/unER; P. Borders Scores/unER
40	40	12	1	1992-08-20	TOR	@	MIL	Bill Wegman	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	8	2	0.102	36%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); P. Borders Scores
41	41	13	1	1992-10-02	TOR		DET	Bill Gullickson	ahead 4-1	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.057	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Borders Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1993-05-06	TOR		BAL	Ben McDonald	behind 2-3	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.108	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
43	43	2	1	1993-05-11	TOR		DET	Bill Gullickson	behind 3-9	b 6	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	0.045	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Sprague Scores
44	44	3	1	1993-05-15	TOR	@	NYY	Melido Perez	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.116	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	4	1	1993-05-21	TOR		MIN	Willie Banks	ahead 7-2	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Jackson Scores
46	46	5	1	1993-05-31	TOR	@	CAL	John Farrell	behind 3-4	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.134	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	6	1	1993-06-19	TOR		BOS	Danny Darwin	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.013	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Sprague Scores
48	48	7	1	1993-07-24	TOR	@	TEX	Charlie Leibrandt	tied 1-1	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.246	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
49	49	8	1	1993-09-23	TOR		BOS	Nate Minchey	ahead 4-1	b 7	1	---		1	9	2	0.033	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	9	1	1993-09-26	TOR		NYY	Jim Abbott	behind 1-7	b 8	0	1--		2	9	2	0.027	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Sprague Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1994-05-29	TOR		CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	8	2	0.078	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	2	1	1994-07-19	TOR		MIN	Kevin Tapani	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	8	2	0.102	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
53	53	3	1	1994-07-26	TOR		MIL	Ricky Bones	behind 2-7	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.045	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1995-05-02	KCR	@	MIN	Kevin Tapani	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.151	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Gagne Scores
55	55	2	1	1995-05-16	KCR		SEA	Dave Fleming	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	2	0.158	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Gaetti Scores
56	56	3	1	1995-05-25	KCR	@	MIL	Sid Roberson	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	6	2	0.071	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
57	57	4	1	1995-06-13	KCR	@	SEA	Salomón Torres	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.128	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1996-06-29	CAL		OAK	Steve Wojciechowski	behind 1-2	b 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.173	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Snow Scores
59	59	2	2	1996-06-29	CAL		OAK	Steve Wojciechowski	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.095	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
60	60	3	1	1996-08-18	CHW	@	MIL	Scott Karl	behind 4-6	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.109	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
61	61	4	1	1996-08-23	CHW		TOR	Pat Hentgen	tied 1-1	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.101	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
62	62	5	1	1996-09-12	CHW	@	BAL	Mike Mussina	behind 1-2	t 2	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.180	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); H. Baines Scores; D. Martinez Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1997-04-17	CLE	@	BOS	John Wasdin	tied 2-2	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	2	0.105	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
64	64	2	1	1997-04-27	CLE	@	MIL	Bryce Florie	ahead 4-3	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0.139	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Borders Scores
65	65	3	1	1997-05-31	CLE	@	BAL	Mike Johnson	ahead 4-3	t 4	1	---		1	8	2	0.109	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
66	66	4	1	1997-09-11	CLE	@	CHW	James Baldwin	behind 3-4	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.193	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Borders Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
67	67	1	1	1999-09-01	TOR		MIN	Eric Milton	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	-2-	8,(2-2) SBSBFFFX	2	7	DH	0.092	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Fernández Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	2004-06-16	SEA	@	MIL	Doug Davis	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.100	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	2005-05-28	SEA	@	TBD	Casey Fossum	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.123	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)