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Freddie Patek

Frederick Joseph Patek (The Flea)

All-Star Player

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

Born: October 9, 1944 in Seguin, TX
High School: Seguin (Seguin, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1968
Final Game: October 3, 1981
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 23 PIT NL 61 234 208 31 53 4 2 2 18 18 7 12 37 .255 .298 .322 .620 88 67 0 2 9 3 0 6/975
1969 24 PIT NL 147 522 460 48 110 9 1 5 32 15 8 53 86 .239 .318 .296 .614 75 136 14 1 7 1 15 *6
1970 25 PIT NL 84 276 237 42 58 10 5 1 19 8 2 29 46 .245 .322 .342 .664 81 81 2 0 6 4 1 6
1971 26 KCR AL 147 648 591 86 158 21 11 6 36 49 14 44 80 .267 .323 .371 .693 97 219 6 5 7 1 3 *6 MVP-6
1972 27 KCR AL 136 577 518 59 110 25 4 0 32 33 7 47 64 .212 .280 .276 .556 67 143 9 3 6 3 4 *6 AS
1973 28 KCR AL 135 571 501 82 117 19 5 5 45 36 14 54 63 .234 .311 .321 .632 75 161 9 3 11 2 0 *6
1974 29 KCR AL 149 630 537 72 121 18 6 3 38 33 15 77 69 .225 .324 .298 .622 77 160 7 3 9 4 1 *6
1975 30 KCR AL 136 541 483 58 110 14 5 5 45 32 7 42 65 .228 .291 .308 .599 68 149 9 2 11 3 0 *6/D
1976 31 KCR AL 144 503 432 58 104 19 3 1 43 51 15 50 63 .241 .318 .306 .624 83 132 6 2 13 6 5 *6/D AS
1977 32 KCR AL 154 563 497 72 130 26 6 5 60 53 13 41 84 .262 .320 .368 .688 86 183 6 5 13 7 2 *6
1978 33 KCR AL 138 496 440 54 109 23 1 2 46 38 11 42 56 .248 .312 .318 .630 76 140 6 1 9 4 1 *6 AS
1979 34 KCR AL 106 338 306 30 77 17 0 1 37 11 12 16 42 .252 .293 .317 .610 64 97 6 3 10 3 0 6
1980 35 CAL AL 86 299 273 41 72 10 5 5 34 7 6 15 26 .264 .302 .392 .694 92 107 11 1 8 2 1 6
1981 36 CAL AL 27 48 47 3 11 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 6 .234 .250 .298 .548 58 14 1 0 0 0 0 4/56
14 Seasons 1650 6246 5530 736 1340 216 55 41 490 385 131 523 787 .242 .309 .324 .633 79 1789 92 31 119 43 33
162 Game Avg. 162 613 543 72 132 21 5 4 48 38 13 51 77 .242 .309 .324 .633 79 176 9 3 12 4 3
KCR (9 yrs) 1245 4867 4305 571 1036 182 41 28 382 336 108 413 586 .241 .309 .321 .630 78 1384 64 27 89 33 16
PIT (3 yrs) 292 1032 905 121 221 23 8 8 69 41 17 94 169 .244 .315 .314 .629 79 284 16 3 22 8 16
CAL (2 yrs) 113 347 320 44 83 11 6 5 39 8 6 16 32 .259 .295 .378 .673 87 121 12 1 8 2 1
AL (11 yrs) 1358 5214 4625 615 1119 193 47 33 421 344 114 429 618 .242 .308 .325 .633 79 1505 76 28 97 35 17
NL (3 yrs) 292 1032 905 121 221 23 8 8 69 41 17 94 169 .244 .315 .314 .629 79 284 16 3 22 8 16

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1 0 0 0 0
1976 31 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 5 18 18 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 .389 .389 .500 .889 9 0 0 0 0 0
1977 32 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 5 22 18 4 7 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 2 .389 .400 .667 1.067 12 1 0 2 1 0
1978 33 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 4 14 13 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 .077 .143 .308 .451 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 15 58 52 8 15 5 1 1 11 0 5 3 9 .288 .321 .481 .802 25 2 0 2 1 0
3 ALCS 14 54 49 8 15 5 1 1 11 0 4 2 7 .306 .327 .510 .837 25 1 0 2 1 0
1 NLCS 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 PIT NL 23 SS 52 49 432.0 250 80 164 6 23 .976 7.1 19.7 7.1 1.7 5.5 0 5.08 4.69 .962 4.98 4.50
1968 PIT NL 23 OF 5 4 38.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -3.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.13 1.80 .978 2.01 1.82
1968 PIT NL 23 RF 3 3 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 24.8 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.79 3.00 .978 2.02 1.77
1968 PIT NL 23 LF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.60 1.40
1968 PIT NL 23 3B 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.90 2.70
1969 PIT NL 24 SS 146 141 1233.0 656 227 399 30 81 .954 -10.7 -10.4 -10.7 -4.9 -5.8 0 4.57 4.29 .963 4.93 4.21
1970 PIT NL 25 SS 65 57 531.1 344 122 212 10 42 .971 5.9 13.3 3.9 -0.6 4.5 2 5.66 5.14 .965 5.05 4.23
1971 KCR AL 26 SS 147 145 1259.2 785 301 459 25 107 .968 -2.0 -1.9 -5.0 -4.4 -0.6 3 5.43 5.17 .965 4.90 4.32 MVP-6
1972 KCR AL 27 SS 136 133 1182.0 762 230 510 22 113 .971 18.3 18.6 15.3 5.4 9.9 3 5.63 5.44 .967 4.99 4.51 AS
1973 KCR AL 28 SS 135 131 1133.2 771 242 503 26 115 .966 9.6 10.2 7.6 3.5 4.0 2 5.91 5.52 .963 5.10 4.43
1974 KCR AL 29 SS 149 145 1293.1 768 250 493 25 108 .967 1.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 -0.9 1 5.17 4.99 .965 4.98 4.24
1975 KCR AL 30 SS 136 133 1173.0 663 231 405 27 78 .959 0.4 0.4 1.4 -2.3 3.8 -1 4.88 4.68 .959 4.85 4.09
1975 KCR AL 30 DH 1
1976 KCR AL 31 SS 143 140 1210.2 685 233 426 26 87 .962 7.0 6.9 7.0 2.3 4.7 0 4.90 4.61 .967 4.99 4.40 AS
1976 KCR AL 31 DH 1 AS
1977 KCR AL 32 SS 154 148 1304.2 694 252 413 29 70 .958 0.1 0.1 0.1 -2.7 2.8 0 4.59 4.32 .963 4.82 4.07
1978 KCR AL 33 SS 137 134 1136.1 622 240 350 32 84 .949 -4.9 -5.2 -7.9 -12.6 4.7 3 4.67 4.31 .965 4.92 4.19 AS
1979 KCR AL 34 SS 104 95 796.2 421 153 249 19 54 .955 -9.5 -14.3 -10.5 -8.4 -2.1 1 4.54 3.87 .965 5.01 4.10
1980 CAL AL 35 SS 81 75 663.0 344 129 199 16 42 .953 -7.5 -13.6 -8.5 -0.6 -8.0 1 4.45 4.05 .963 4.99 4.26
1981 CAL AL 36 2B 16 10 103.0 59 27 31 1 8 .983 -0.2 -2.3 -1.2 -0.1 -1.1 1 5.07 3.63 .981 5.54 4.93
1981 CAL AL 36 3B 7 0 14.2 8 0 7 1 0 .875 -0.2 -16.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0 4.30 1.00 .950 2.95 2.51
1981 CAL AL 36 SS 3 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 4.00 1.33 .975 5.00 4.20
14 Seasons SS 1588 1527 13358.1 7769 2690 4786 293 1004 .962 15.9 1.4 0.9 -21.6 22.5 15 5.04 4.71 .964 4.95 4.26
1 Season 2B 16 10 103.0 59 27 31 1 8 .983 -0.2 -2.3 -1.2 -0.1 -1.1 1 5.07 3.63 .981 5.54 4.93
2 Seasons 3B 8 1 23.2 11 1 9 1 0 .909 -0.4 -20.3 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 3.80 1.25 .955 2.93 2.54
1 Season OF 5 4 38.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -3.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.13 1.80 .978 2.01 1.82
1 Season RF 3 3 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 24.8 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.79 3.00 .978 2.02 1.77
2 Seasons DH 2
1 Season LF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.60 1.40
14 Seasons TOT 1617 1542 13523.0 7848 2727 4826 295 1012 .962 15.2 1.3 -0.8 -22.4 21.6 0 16 5.03 4.67 .927 4.95 4.26
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1972
1976 *
1978 (SS)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 AL (6, 23%)
0.23 Career Shares (680th)

At Bats s c a p y
1971 AL  591 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1971 AL  86 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1971 AL  158 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1971 AL  11 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1974 AL  77 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1968 NL  18 (7th)
1971 AL  49 (2nd)
1972 AL  33 (3rd)
1973 AL  36 (5th)
1974 AL  33 (5th)
1975 AL  32 (6th)
1976 AL  51 (5th)
1977 AL  53 (1st)
1978 AL  38 (7th)
Career  385 (76th)

Singles s c a p y
1971 AL  120 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1973 AL  11 (6th)
1976 AL  13 (7th)
1977 AL  13 (9th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  15 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1971 AL  14 (1st)
1973 AL  14 (6th)
1974 AL  15 (6th)
1979 AL  12 (7th)
Career  131 (43rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1971 AL  461 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 28 (821), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (847), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (892), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Leo Durocher (929) *
  3. Spike Owen (917)
  4. Everett Scott (907)
  5. Scott Fletcher (906)
  6. Rafael Ramirez (900)
  7. Bill Wambsganss (895)
  8. Wally Gerber (895)
  9. Ed Brinkman (892)
  10. Mickey Doolan (892)
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  1. Bobby Sturgeon (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  4. Dave Bancroft (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dave Bancroft (960) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Frank Taveras (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Spike Owen (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dick Schofield (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Spike Owen (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ivan DeJesus (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Monte Cross (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Monte Cross (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Monte Cross (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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 Jim Campanis, Jackie Hernandez and Bob Johnson.

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.

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