Freddie Patek stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1981

Second Baseman

Age 82 · 5' 5"

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Freddie Patek played 14 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1981.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,650
AB
5,530
R
736
H
1,340
HR
41
RBI
490
SB
385
AVG
.242

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968PIT61208315321818.255
1969PIT1474604811053215.239
1970PIT8423742581198.245
1971KC1475918615863649.267
1972KC1365185911003233.212
1973KC1355018211754536.234
1974KC1495377212133833.225
1975KC1364835811054532.228
1976KC1444325810414351.241
1977KC1544977213056053.262
1978KC1384405410924638.248
1979KC106306307713711.252
1980LAA8627341725347.264
1981LAA2747311051.234

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
15
AB
52
R
8
H
15
HR
1
RBI
11
SB
0
AVG
.288

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,246
TB
1,789
XBH
312
HBP
31
IBB
33
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968PIT2346782000
1969PIT5221361511500
1970PIT27681160100
1971KC648219385300
1972KC577143293400
1973KC571161293000
1974KC630160273100
1975KC541149242000
1976KC503132232500
1977KC563183375200
1978KC496140261100
1979KC33897183000
1980LAA299107201100
1981LAA481420000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
21.3
RC
631.2
RC/27
3.80
ISOP
.081
SECA
.222
BB/K
0.66
AB/HR
134.9
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968PIT2.122.43.5.0670.20.31040
1969PIT-0.348.23.6.0570.20.6920
1970PIT1.230.14.3.0970.20.62370
1971KC3.9794.7.1030.20.698.50
1972KC3.346.63.0640.20.700
1973KC2.256.93.7.0880.20.9100.20
1974KC2.260.93.7.0730.31.11790
1975KC1.350.23.4.0810.20.796.60
1976KC2.952.23.9.0650.30.84320
1977KC2.068.84.6.1070.30.599.40
1978KC1.551.33.9.0700.20.82200
1979KC-1.227.93.0650.10.43060
1980LAA0.333.14.1.1280.20.654.60
1981LAA-0.13.52.7.0640.10.200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
82 yearsOct 9, 1944
Height
5' 5"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Seguin, TX

What were Freddie Patek's career stats?

Freddie Patek played 14 seasons for the Pirates, the Royals and the Angels. He was a career .242 hitter with 1,340 hits, 41 home runs and 490 RBI. His best season was 1971: a .267 batting average, 6 home runs and 36 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1968 to 1981

Freddie Patek finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

All-time career rank

  • 82nd in stolen bases (385)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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