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Pat Underwood

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: February 9, 1957 in Kokomo, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN).

High School: Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN)

Debut: May 31, 1979 (Age 22-111d, 14,195th in major league history)
vs. TOR 8.1 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 21, 1983 (Age 26-132d)
vs. MIL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Patrick John Underwood

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Relatives: Brother of Tom Underwood

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.43

113

343.2

188

WHIP

1.333

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1976	19	DET-min	A	6	2	.750	2.22	12	12		5	3	0	77.0	63	26	19	0	32	0	45	0	0	2				1.234	7.4	0.0	3.7	5.3	1.41	LAK FLOR
1977	20	DET-min	AA,AAA	12	7	.632	3.97	30	23		6	2	0	154.0	139	85	68	10	59	2	101	5	3	14				1.286	8.1	0.6	3.4	5.9	1.71	MTG,EVN SOUL,AA
1978	21	DET-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.15	20	18		2	0	0	104.0	116	57	48	6	31	3	73	1	0	4				1.413	10.0	0.5	2.7	6.3	2.35	EVN AA
1979	22	DET-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.81	7	7		2	1	0	48.0	41	20	15	2	17	1	35	0	0	3				1.208	7.7	0.4	3.2	6.6	2.06	EVN AA
1979	22	DET	AL	6	4	.600	4.59	27	15	4	1	0	0	121.2	126	64	62	17	29	1	83	2	0	3	508	95	3.95	1.274	9.3	1.3	2.1	6.1	2.86
1980	23	DET	AL	3	6	.333	3.59	49	7	24	0	0	5	112.2	121	51	45	12	35	7	60	2	0	2	481	115	4.06	1.385	9.7	1.0	2.8	4.8	1.71

1981	24	DET-min	AAA	9	8	.529	3.98	26	26	0	6	0	0	165.0	158	86	73	19	44	3	90	3	2	5				1.224	8.6	1.0	2.4	4.9	2.05	EVN AA
1982	25	DET	AL	4	8	.333	4.73	33	12	6	2	0	3	99.0	108	66	52	17	22	2	43	0	0	5	428	86	4.75	1.313	9.8	1.5	2.0	3.9	1.95
1983	26	DET-CIN-min	AAA					20																										EVN,INA AA
1983	26	DET	AL	0	0		8.71	4	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	11	10	10	1	6	0	2	0	0	1	44	47	5.37	1.645	9.6	0.9	5.2	1.7	0.33
1984	27	BAL-min	AAA	0	2	.000	9.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	10	9	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	1				3.250	22.5	0.0	6.8	2.3	0.33	ROC IL
4 Yrs				13	18	.419	4.43	113	34	36	3	0	8	343.2	366	191	169	47	92	10	188	4	0	11	1461	95	4.26	1.333	9.6	1.2	2.4	4.9	2.04
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.419	4.43	52	16	17	1	0	4	159	169	88	78	22	43	5	87	2	0	5	676	95	4.26	1.333	9.6	1.2	2.4	4.9	2.04