Pat Putnam
Patrick Edward Putnam
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 214 lb.

Born: December 3, 1953 in Bethel, VT
High School: Fort Myers (Fort Myers, FL)
School: University of South Alabama
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1977
Final Game: September 20, 1984
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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
1977 23 TEX AL 11 27 26 3 8 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 .308 .333 .462 .795 114 12 1 0 0 0 1 /3D
1978 24 TEX AL 20 49 46 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 .152 .188 .239 .427 20 11 0 0 1 0 1 D/3
1979 25 TEX AL 139 465 426 57 118 19 2 18 64 1 6 23 50 .277 .319 .458 .777 108 195 12 6 4 6 6 3D RoY-4
1980 26 TEX AL 147 454 410 42 108 16 2 13 55 0 2 36 49 .263 .319 .407 .727 101 167 13 0 3 5 6 *3/5D
1981 27 TEX AL 95 317 297 33 79 17 2 8 35 4 2 17 38 .266 .304 .418 .721 112 124 4 0 1 2 3 *3/79
1982 28 TEX AL 43 133 122 14 28 8 0 2 9 0 2 10 18 .230 .293 .344 .637 79 42 3 1 0 0 1 3/57
1983 29 SEA AL 144 517 469 58 126 23 2 19 67 2 1 39 57 .269 .326 .448 .773 108 210 12 3 1 5 8 *3D
1984 30 TOT AL 78 212 193 12 34 7 0 2 20 3 0 16 39 .176 .236 .244 .479 34 47 5 0 0 3 1 D7/3
1984 30 SEA AL 64 169 155 11 31 6 0 2 16 3 0 12 27 .200 .254 .277 .532 49 43 5 0 0 2 1 D7/3
1984 30 MIN AL 14 43 38 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 .079 .163 .105 .268 -25 4 0 0 0 1 0 D
8 Seasons 677 2174 1989 223 508 95 8 63 255 10 14 144 260 .255 .306 .406 .712 96 808 50 10 10 21 27
162 Game Avg. 162 520 476 53 122 23 2 15 61 2 3 34 62 .255 .306 .406 .712 96 193 12 2 2 5 6
TEX (6 yrs) 455 1445 1327 153 348 65 6 42 168 5 13 89 164 .262 .309 .415 .724 101 551 33 7 9 13 18
SEA (2 yrs) 208 686 624 69 157 29 2 21 83 5 1 51 84 .252 .308 .405 .713 93 253 17 3 1 7 9
MIN (1 yr) 14 43 38 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 .079 .163 .105 .268 -25 4 0 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 23 TEX AL 27 20 3 4.0 101 .364 .308 .267 .333 .331 .462 .407 .795 .738 114 .435 0.6 0.1 .600 .154 .154
1978 24 TEX AL 49 40 2 1.3 94 .150 .152 .261 .188 .326 .239 .385 .427 .711 20 .105 -5.1 -0.5 .333 .130 .087 .0
1979 25 TEX AL 465 336 57 4.5 101 .275 .277 .268 .319 .333 .458 .407 .777 .740 108 .481 3.7 0.4 .672 .223 .181 1.9
1980 26 TEX AL 454 325 51 4.2 96 .269 .263 .266 .319 .327 .407 .394 .727 .721 101 .462 0.3 0.0 .634 .227 .144 .0
1981 27 TEX AL 317 227 37 4.4 84 .281 .266 .249 .304 .313 .418 .362 .721 .675 112 .531 3.8 0.4 .638 .215 .152 5.3
1982 28 TEX AL 133 99 11 3.0 94 .255 .230 .258 .293 .321 .344 .393 .637 .715 79 .313 -3.3 -0.3 .515 .180 .115 .0
1983 29 SEA AL 517 362 67 5.0 101 .269 .269 .270 .326 .333 .448 .408 .773 .740 108 .539 4.1 0.4 .711 .264 .179 3.6
1984 30 TOT AL 212 167 12 1.9 96 .206 .176 .263 .236 .325 .244 .396 .479 .722 34 .174 -17.2 -1.7 .402 .166 .067 2.4
1984 30 SEA AL 169 131 11 2.2 95 .227 .200 .261 .254 .324 .277 .394 .532 .718 49 .218 -10.6 -1.1 .450 .174 .077 2.4
1984 30 MIN AL 43 36 1 0.7 100 .111 .079 .268 .163 .331 .105 .405 .268 .736 -25 .036 -6.6 -0.7 .229 .132 .026
8 Seasons 2174 1576 240 4.1 96 .264 .255 .264 .306 .327 .406 .395 .712 .722 96 .453 -13.2 -1.4 .620 .221 .151 17.3
162 Game Avg. 520 377 57 4.1 96 .264 .255 .264 .306 .327 .406 .395 .712 .722 96 .453 -13.2 -1.4 .620 .221 .151 4
TEX (6 yrs) 1445 1047 161 4.1 95 .270 .262 .262 .309 .325 .415 .391 .724 .716 101 .459 -0.0 -0.0 .623 .214 .153 8.9
SEA (2 yrs) 686 493 78 4.2 100 .259 .252 .268 .308 .330 .405 .404 .713 .735 93 .469 -6.5 -0.7 .641 .242 .154 8.1
MIN (1 yr) 43 36 1 0.7 100 .111 .079 .268 .163 .331 .105 .405 .268 .736 -25 .036 -6.6 -0.7 .229 .132 .026

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 23 TEX AL 27 0.0% 14.8% 3.7% 14.8% 50% 4.00 6.5 8.7 2.00 81%
1978 24 TEX AL 49 2.0% 10.2% 4.1% 4.1% 29% 2.50 9.2 46.0 23.0 1.13 82%
1979 25 TEX AL 465 3.9% 10.8% 5.0% 8.4% 33% 2.17 8.5 23.7 6.7 1.04 78%
1980 26 TEX AL 454 2.9% 10.8% 7.9% 6.8% 29% 1.36 8.4 31.5 7.5 1.17 78%
1981 27 TEX AL 317 2.5% 12.0% 5.4% 8.5% 34% 2.24 7.8 37.1 8.5 1.11 80%
1982 28 TEX AL 133 1.5% 13.5% 7.5% 7.5% 36% 1.80 6.8 61.0 13.6 1.35 77%
1983 29 SEA AL 517 3.7% 11.0% 7.5% 8.5% 35% 1.46 8.2 24.7 7.0 1.17 77%
1984 30 TOT AL 212 0.9% 18.4% 7.6% 4.3% 27% 2.44 4.9 96.5 9.7 1.17 73%
1984 30 SEA AL 169 1.2% 16.0% 7.1% 4.7% 26% 2.25 5.7 77.5 9.7 1.37 76%
1984 30 MIN AL 43 0.0% 27.9% 9.3% 2.3% 33% 3.00 3.2 9.5 0.60 63%
8 Seasons 2174 2.9% 12.0% 6.6% 7.6% 33% 1.81 7.7 31.6 7.8 1.15 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 23 TEX AL 0 0 33% 9 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 24 TEX AL 1 0 38% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1979 25 TEX AL 2 0 30% 155 1 6 14% 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 38% 26 21 5 6 2 4 16 6 9
1980 26 TEX AL 3 0 22% 158 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 7 31% 33 23 8 3 2 1 16 7 7
1981 27 TEX AL 1 0 28% 116 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 36% 10 8 2 6 4 2 12 6 6
1982 28 TEX AL 1 0 32% 56 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30% 9 9 0 2 2 0 9 3 6
1983 29 SEA AL 6 0 26% 194 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 30% 27 22 4 3 2 1 13 5 8
1984 30 TOT AL 2 0 21% 59 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18% 10 9 1 1 1 0 6 4 2
1984 30 SEA AL 2 0 22% 48 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 8 7 1 1 1 0 6 4 2
1984 30 MIN AL 0 0 14% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 16 0 27% 755 10 14 42% 10 11 0 2 0 1 3 0 21 32 31% 119 96 20 21 13 8 74 32 39
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 23 TEX AL 27 96% 8 2 1 0 0 0.49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 18 4 22% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0
1978 24 TEX AL 49 100% 7 4 1 0 0 2.55 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 6 3 50% 29 1 3% 2 0 0% 5 4 80% 0
1979 25 TEX AL 465 86% 118 14 5 1 2 1.43 18 0 8 17 1 7 11 0 6 4 67% 93 12 13% 48 20 42% 283 49 17% 27 19 70% 29 14 48% 0
1980 26 TEX AL 454 85% 108 17 7 1 4 1.70 13 0 8 12 1 7 6 0 4 3 75% 93 13 14% 53 24 45% 310 47 15% 30 19 63% 34 12 35% 0
1981 27 TEX AL 317 77% 79 2 0 0 0 1.94 8 0 7 7 1 3 5 0 1 1 100% 65 4 6% 35 6 17% 186 28 15% 22 7 32% 13 4 31% 0
1982 28 TEX AL 133 97% 28 6 1 0 0 2.73 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 3 10% 13 5 38% 76 7 9% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1983 29 SEA AL 517 72% 126 12 4 1 2 1.94 19 0 7 17 2 11 8 0 1 1 100% 97 12 12% 46 15 33% 302 51 17% 21 12 57% 37 10 27% 0
1984 30 TOT AL 212 100% 34 19 3 0 2 1.70 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 41 5 12% 24 11 46% 156 19 12% 14 10 71% 15 9 60% 0
1984 30 SEA AL 169 100% 31 16 3 0 2 1.64 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 33 5 15% 18 8 44% 127 15 12% 10 7 70% 13 8 62% 0
1984 30 MIN AL 43 100% 3 3 0 0 0 1.99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 6 3 50% 29 4 14% 4 3 75% 2 1 50% 0
8 Seasons 2174 84% 508 76 22 3 10 1.79 63 0 35 58 5 31 32 0 13 10 77% 429 50 12% 228 85 37% 1360 206 15% 123 70 57% 140 55 39% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 23 11 27 26 3 8 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 .308 .333 .462 .795 114 12 1 0 0 0 1
1978 24 31 76 72 7 15 5 0 1 5 0 1 3 9 .208 .240 .319 .559 54 23 1 0 1 0 2
1979 25 170 541 498 64 133 24 2 19 69 1 7 26 59 .267 .308 .438 .746 101 218 13 6 5 6 8
1980 26 317 995 908 106 241 40 4 32 124 1 9 62 108 .265 .313 .424 .737 101 385 26 6 8 11 14
1981 27 412 1312 1205 139 320 57 6 40 159 5 11 79 146 .266 .311 .422 .733 104 509 30 6 9 13 17
1982 28 455 1445 1327 153 348 65 6 42 168 5 13 89 164 .262 .309 .415 .724 101 551 33 7 9 13 18
1983 29 599 1962 1796 211 474 88 8 61 235 7 14 128 221 .264 .314 .424 .737 103 761 45 10 10 18 26
1984 30 677 2174 1989 223 508 95 8 63 255 10 14 144 260 .255 .306 .406 .712 96 808 50 10 10 21 27

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 23 11 26 25 3 7 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 .280 .308 .440 .748 3 11
1978 24 20 48 46 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 .152 .188 .239 .427 2 20
1979 25 140 461 426 59 116 19 2 18 66 1 23 50 .272 .315 .453 .768 59 139
1980 26 147 452 411 45 109 16 2 13 59 0 36 49 .265 .321 .409 .730 55 147
1981 27 144 496 464 62 134 29 3 14 65 7 29 58 .289 .329 .455 .783 70 95
1982 28 43 134 123 16 29 8 0 2 10 0 10 18 .236 .299 .350 .648 13 43
1983 29 144 516 469 59 126 23 2 19 68 2 39 57 .269 .326 .448 .773 68 144
1984 30 78 216 196 13 37 8 0 2 22 3 17 39 .189 .250 .260 .510 13 78
8 Seasons 727 2349 2160 261 565 108 9 69 295 13 157 280 .262 .312 .416 .727 283 677
162 Game Avg. 162 523 481 58 126 24 2 15 66 3 35 62 .262 .312 .416 .727 63 677

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1979 AL  6 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Randy Milligan (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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