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Pat Putnam

Patrick Edward Putnam

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 205 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
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Mariners/Twins 1977-1984
Agents: Steve Comte [*]
Final Game: September 20, 1984
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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 *3/5
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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1977 23 TEX AL 27 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 1 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /3D
1978 24 TEX AL 49 -5 0 0 0 0 -1 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ D/3
1979 25 TEX AL 465 4 -2 -2 0 4 -9 15 10 1.0 6 0.6 0.4 $ 3D RoY-4
1980 26 TEX AL 454 -2 -3 -2 0 -6 -7 14 -6 -0.6 0 0.0 -0.6 $45,000 *3/5
1981 27 TEX AL 317 4 0 -2 1 3 -5 10 11 1.1 8 0.8 0.3 $ *3/79
1982 28 TEX AL 133 -4 -1 -1 0 0 -2 4 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 3/57
1983 29 SEA AL 517 2 -2 0 0 -3 -9 16 4 0.4 7 0.7 -0.3 $190,000 *3D
1984 30 SEA AL 169 -11 1 -1 0 -0 -4 5 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $280,000 D7/3
1984 30 MIN AL 43 -7 0 0 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $ D
8 Seasons 2174 -19 -8 -8 1 -2 -39 68 -8 -0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.4 $515,000
TEX (6 yrs) 1445 -3 -7 -7 1 1 -25 46 5 0.4 5 0.5 -0.1 $45,000
SEA (2 yrs) 686 -9 -1 -1 0 -4 -13 21 -6 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $470,000
MIN (1 yr) 43 -7 0 0 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 TEX AL 23 1B 7 4 2 36.0 36 35 1 0 3 1.000 -1 -27 9.00 5.14 .990 10.02 9.94
1977 TEX AL 23 DH 3 3
1978 TEX AL 24 DH 10 10
1978 TEX AL 24 1B 4 1 0 12.0 16 15 1 0 1 1.000 0 20 12.00 4.00 .992 10.05 9.95
1979 TEX AL 25 1B 96 89 66 771.1 899 832 62 5 65 .994 4 7 10.43 9.31 .992 10.08 9.96 RoY-4
1979 TEX AL 25 DH 23 23 RoY-4
1980 TEX AL 26 1B 137 102 89 956.0 1068 979 80 9 107 .992 -6 -7 9.97 7.73 .992 10.02 10.00
1980 TEX AL 26 3B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1981 TEX AL 27 1B 94 76 67 696.0 839 769 64 6 65 .993 3 6 10.77 8.86 .993 10.06 10.03
1981 TEX AL 27 LF 3 2 0 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 11 1.64 0.67 .980 2.37 2.37
1981 TEX AL 27 OF 3 2 0 13.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0 0 1.38 0.67 .983 2.49 2.47
1981 TEX AL 27 RF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1982 TEX AL 28 1B 39 31 29 280.0 312 285 24 3 26 .990 0 1 9.93 7.92 .992 9.85 9.81
1982 TEX AL 28 3B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1982 TEX AL 28 LF 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 240 9.00 2.00 .980 2.25 2.30
1982 TEX AL 28 OF 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 240 9.00 2.00 .980 2.25 2.50
1983 SEA AL 29 1B 125 116 102 1011.1 1159 1067 85 7 105 .994 -3 -4 10.25 9.22 .992 9.90 9.82
1983 SEA AL 29 DH 10 10
1984 TOT AL 30 DH 33 33
1984 SEA AL 30 DH 23 23
1984 SEA AL 30 LF 13 9 1 61.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 12 2.07 1.08 .982 2.27 2.26
1984 SEA AL 30 OF 13 9 1 61.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 12 2.07 1.08 .983 2.51 2.49
1984 SEA AL 30 1B 6 6 3 45.0 39 32 6 1 7 .974 -1 -29 7.60 6.33 .991 9.76 9.68
1984 MIN AL 30 DH 10 10
8 Seasons 1B 508 425 358 3807.2 4368 4014 323 31 379 .993 -3 -1 10.25 8.54 .992 9.99 9.93
3 Seasons OF 17 11 1 76.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 1 16 2.13 1.06 .983 2.50 2.49
3 Seasons LF 17 11 1 74.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1 18 2.19 1.06 .982 2.29 2.28
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -144 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1 Season RF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
8 Seasons TOT 527 436 359 3885.1 4387 4032 323 32 379 .993 -2 -1 10.09 8.26 .992 9.84 9.67
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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)

Putouts† s c a p y
1981 AL  771 (5th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1980 AL  137 (5th)
1981 AL  94 (4th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1981 AL  769 (5th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1980 AL  80 (5th)
1981 AL  64 (4th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1980 AL  9 (5th)
1981 AL  6 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  4 (4th)
1981 AL  3 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1981 AL  10.77 (4th)
1983 AL  10.25 (5th)
Career  10.25 (8th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  .994 (5th)
1983 AL  .994 (4th)
Career  .993 (71st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2192), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Dave Revering (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Randy Milligan (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198026Texas Rangers$45,0004/5/80 TSN
198329Seattle Mariners$190,0001985 TSN Guide 25; T. Timmerman database
198430Seattle Mariners$280,0001985 TSN Guide 25; T. Timmerman databasePlayer loss; $425,000 request
Career to date (may be incomplete)$515,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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