Freddie Patek

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 148lb (165cm, 67kg)

Born: October 9, 1944 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Seguin HS (Seguin, TX)

Debut: June 3, 1968 (Age 23-238d, 12,696th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 36-359d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Frederick Joseph Patek

Nicknames: The Flea or The Cricket

Pronunciation: \PAW-tek\

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.1

5530

1340

.242

736

RBI

490

385

OBP

.309

SLG

.324

OPS

.633

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	43	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
2	2	Apr 13	KCR		CAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
3	3	Apr 14	KCR		CAL	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
4	4	Apr 15	KCR		CAL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
5	5	Apr 16	KCR		CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
6	6	Apr 17	KCR		CLE	W,5-3	CG	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
7	7	Apr 18	KCR		CLE	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
8	9 (1)	Apr 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
9	10	Apr 23	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	2	SS
10	11	Apr 24	KCR	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	49	10.1	2	3	0	5	0	SS
11	12	Apr 30	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	13	May 1	KCR		NYY	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
13	14	May 2	KCR		NYY	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	4	4	0	8	0	SS
14	15	May 4	KCR	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
15	16	May 5	KCR	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
16	17	May 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	2	6	0	8	0	SS
17	18	May 8	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
18	19	May 9	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
19	20	May 10	KCR		MIN	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
20	21	May 11	KCR		MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	SS
21	22	May 12	KCR		MIN	W,17-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
22	23	May 13	KCR		CHW	W,13-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
23	24	May 14	KCR		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
24	25	May 15	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	5	3	0	8	1	SS
25	26	May 16	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
26	27	May 17	KCR		TEX	W,8-7	CG	53	12.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
27	28	May 18	KCR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
28	29	May 19	KCR		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
29	30	May 20	KCR		OAK	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
30	31	May 21	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
31	32	May 22	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
32	34 (1)	May 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,14-11	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
33	35	May 26 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	W,14-2	GS	22	6.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
34	36	May 26 susp	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	45	9.1	3	4	1	8	0	SS
35	37	May 27	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
36	38	May 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
37	39	May 29 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	SS
38	40	May 29 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	SS
39	41	May 30	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	58	14.0	6	3	0	9	0	SS
40	42	May 31	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-10	GS	27	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	43	Jun 1	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
42	44	Jun 2	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
43	45	Jun 4	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
44	46	Jun 5 (1)	KCR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
45	47	Jun 5 (2)	KCR		MIL	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
46	48	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	L,3-4	GF	19	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR SS
47	49	Jun 7	KCR		DET	W,10-0	GS	29	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
48	50	Jun 8	KCR		DET	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
49	51	Jun 9	KCR		DET	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
50	52	Jun 10	KCR		BAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
51	53	Jun 11	KCR		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
52	54	Jun 12	KCR		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
53	55	Jun 13	KCR		BAL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
54	56	Jun 14	KCR	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	SS
55	57	Jun 15	KCR	@	DET	W,21-7	GS	13	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
56	61 (3)	Jun 20	KCR	@	CLE	L,8-11	CG	43	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
57	62	Jun 21	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
58	63	Jun 22	KCR		CHW	L,8-14	GS	33	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	SS
59	64	Jun 23	KCR	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
60	65	Jun 24	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
61	66	Jun 25	KCR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
62	67	Jun 26	KCR		CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
63	68	Jun 27	KCR		CAL	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
64	69	Jun 28	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
65	70	Jun 29	KCR	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	33	10.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
66	71	Jun 30	KCR	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	72	Jul 1	KCR		OAK	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
68	73	Jul 2	KCR		OAK	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
69	74	Jul 3	KCR		OAK	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	SS
70	75	Jul 4	KCR		OAK	L,0-6	GS	19	5.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
71	76	Jul 5	KCR	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
72	77	Jul 6 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
73	78	Jul 6 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
74	79	Jul 7	KCR	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	6	1	9	1	SS
75	80	Jul 9	KCR	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	SS
76	81	Jul 10	KCR	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
77	82	Jul 11	KCR	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	48	11.2	0	5	1	6	1	SS
78	83	Jul 15 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,12-5	GS	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
79	92 (8)	Jul 22	KCR		MIL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
80	93	Jul 23	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
81	94	Jul 24	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
82	95	Jul 25	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
83	96	Jul 26	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
84	97	Jul 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
85	98	Jul 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	57	15.0	1	8	0	9	2	SS
86	99	Jul 30	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
87	100	Jul 31	KCR		TEX	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	101	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	SS
89	102	Aug 3	KCR		MIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
90	103	Aug 4	KCR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
91	104	Aug 5	KCR		MIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
92	105	Aug 6 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	5	3	1	9	1	SS
93	106	Aug 6 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
94	107	Aug 7	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
95	108	Aug 8 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
96	109	Aug 8 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
97	110	Aug 9	KCR		NYY	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
98	111	Aug 10	KCR		NYY	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	1	8	1	10	2	SS
99	112	Aug 11	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
100	113	Aug 13	KCR		DET	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	SS
101	114	Aug 14	KCR		DET	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
102	115	Aug 15	KCR		DET	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	8	1	13	2	SS
103	116	Aug 16	KCR		CLE	W,6-1	CG	29	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
104	117	Aug 17	KCR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	2	7	1	10	3	SS
105	118	Aug 18	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
106	119	Aug 19	KCR	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
107	120	Aug 20	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	SS
108	121	Aug 21	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
109	122	Aug 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
110	123	Aug 23	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
111	124	Aug 24	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
112	125	Aug 25	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
113	126	Aug 26	KCR	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
114	127	Aug 27	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	3	3	1	7	0	SS
115	128	Aug 28	KCR	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	SS
116	129	Aug 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,6-15	GS	19	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
117	130	Aug 30	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
118	131	Aug 31	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	132	Sep 1	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-7	GS	13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	SS
120	133	Sep 3	KCR		TEX	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
121	134	Sep 4	KCR		TEX	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
122	135	Sep 5	KCR		TEX	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
123	136	Sep 6	KCR		TEX	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
124	137	Sep 7	KCR		CAL	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
125	143 (5)	Sep 13 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR SS
126	144	Sep 13 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	5	1	9	2	SS
127	145	Sep 14	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	SS
128	146	Sep 15	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	3	3	0	6	0	SS
129	147	Sep 16	KCR	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
130	148	Sep 17	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
131	149	Sep 18	KCR		CHW	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
132	150	Sep 19	KCR		CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
133	151	Sep 21	KCR		OAK	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
134	152	Sep 22	KCR		OAK	L,1-11	GS	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
135	153	Sep 23	KCR		OAK	L,1-8	GS	40	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
136	154	Sep 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,2-1	GS	43	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
137	155	Sep 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,0-1	GS	29	7.0	4	5	1	10	2	SS
138	156	Sep 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
139	158 (1)	Sep 28	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
140	159	Sep 29	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
141	160	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
142	161	Oct 2	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	SS
143	162	Oct 3	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
							143gm		1210.2	233	426	26	685	87