Freddie Patek
Freddie Patek
Full name: Frederick Joseph Patek
Born: October 9, 1944, Seguin, Texas
First Game: June 3, 1968 ; Final Game: October 3, 1981
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 5" Weight: 148
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Freddie Patek
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 61 208 31 53 4 2 2 18 12 0 37 2 9 3 0 1i 0 18 7 .255 .298 .322 0.2 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 147 460 48 110 9 1 5 32 53 15 86 1 7 1 0 5 14 15 8 .239 .318 .296 -0.8 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 84 237 42 58 10 5 1 19 29 1 46 0 6 4 0 0 2 8 2 .245 .322 .342 1.4 1970 PIT N
1971 KC A Daily Splits 147 591 86 158 21 11 6 36 44 3 80 5 7 1 0 11 6 49 14 .267 .323 .371 4.3 1971 KC A
1972 KC A Daily Splits 136 518 59 110 25 4 0 32 47 4 64 3 6 3 0 6 9 33 7 .212 .280 .276 4.2 1972 KC A
1973 KC A Daily Splits 135 501 82 117 19 5 5 45 54 0 63 3 11 2 0 3 9 36 14 .234 .311 .321 4.1 1973 KC A
1974 KC A Daily Splits 149 537 72 121 18 6 3 38 77 1 69 3 9 4 0 8 7 33 15 .225 .324 .298 1.4 1974 KC A
1975 KC A Daily Splits 136 483 58 110 14 5 5 45 42 0 65 2 11 3 0 9 9 32 7 .228 .291 .308 0.3 1975 KC A
1976 KC A Daily Splits 144 432 58 104 19 3 1 43 50 5 63 2 13 6 1 8 6 51 15 .241 .318 .306 0.8 1976 KC A
1977 KC A Daily Splits 154 497 72 130 26 6 5 60 41 2 84 5 13 7 0 9 6 53 13 .262 .320 .368 -0.3 1977 KC A
1978 KC A Daily Splits 138 440 54 109 23 1 2 46 42 1 56 1 9 4 0 9 6 38 11 .248 .312 .318 -1.6 1978 KC A
1979 KC A Daily Splits 106 306 30 77 17 0 1 37 16 0 42 3 10 3 0 5 6 11 12 .252 .293 .317 -3.1 1979 KC A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits 86 273 41 72 10 5 5 34 15 1 26 1 8 2 0 6 11 7 6 .264 .302 .392 -1.5 1980 CAL A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits 27 47 3 11 1 1 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 .250 .298 -0.4 1981 CAL A
Total NL 292 905 121 221 23 8 8 69 94 16 169 3 22 8 0 6i 16 41 17 .244 .315 .314 0.8 Total NL
Total AL 1358 4625 615 1119 193 47 33 421 429 17 618 28 97 35 1 74 76 344 114 .242 .308 .325 8.2 Total AL
Total Splits 1650 5530 736 1340 216 55 41 490 523 33 787 31 119 43 1 80i 92 385 131 .242 .309 .324 9.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .250 .000 1970 PIT N
1976 KC A Daily Splits 5 18 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .389 .389 .500 1976 KC A
1977 KC A Daily Splits 5 18 4 7 3 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .389 .400 .667 1977 KC A
1978 KC A Daily Splits 4 13 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .077 .143 .308 1978 KC A
Total NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .250 .000 Total NL
Total AL 14 49 8 15 5 1 1 11 2 0 7 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 .306 .327 .510 Total AL
Total Splits 15 52 8 15 5 1 1 11 3 0 9 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 5 .288 .321 .481 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1976 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1978 AL
Total Splits 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1968 PIT N Daily SS 52 49 40 432 80 164 6 23 0 .976
1968 PIT N OF 5 4 4 38 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3
1968 PIT N RF 3 3 3 29 9 0 0 0i 0 1.000
1968 PIT N LF 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 PIT N 3B 1 1 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1969 PIT N Daily SS 146 141 117 1233.1 227 399 30 81 0 .954
1970 PIT N Daily SS 65 57 55 531.1 122 212 10 42 0 .971
1971 KC A Daily SS 146 145 138 1259.2 301 459 25 107 0 .968
1972 KC A Daily SS 136 133 119 1182 230 510 22 113 0 .971
1973 KC A Daily SS 135 131 109 1133.2 242 503 26 115 0 .966
1974 KC A Daily SS 149 145 129 1293.1 250 493 25 108 0 .967
1975 KC A Daily SS 136 133 115 1173 231 405 27 78 0 .959
1975 KC A DH 1 0 0 -
1976 KC A Daily SS 143 140 114 1210.2 233 426 26 87 0 .962
1976 KC A DH 1 0 0 -
1977 KC A Daily SS 154 148 131 1304.2 252 413 29 70 0 .958
1978 KC A Daily SS 138 134 107 1136.1 240 350 32 84 0 .949
1979 KC A Daily SS 104 95 71 796.2 153 249 19 54 0 .955
1980 CAL A Daily SS 81 75 66 663 129 199 16 42 0 .953
1981 CAL A Daily 2B 16 10 9 103 27 31 1 8 0 .983
1981 CAL A 3B 7 0 0 14.2 0 7 1 0 0 .875
1981 CAL A SS 3 1 0 9 0 4 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 1588 1527 1311 13358.2 2690 4786 293 1004 0 .962
Total 2B 16 10 9 103 27 31 1 8 0 .983
Total 3B 8 1 1 23.2 1 9 1 0 0 .909
Total OF 5 4 4 38 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3
Total RF 3 3 3 29 9 0 0 0i 0 1.000
Total LF 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total DH 2 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1970 PIT N Daily SS 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1976 KC A Daily SS 5 5 5 43 12 19 0 3 0 1.000
1977 KC A Daily SS 5 5 5 44 8 18 1 0 0 .963
1978 KC A Daily SS 4 4 4 34 7 9 2 2 0 .889
Total SS 15 15 15 129 28 48 3 5 0 .962
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1976 AL Daily SS 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1978 AL Daily SS 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 2 1 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8,
1965 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Bruce Dal Canton and Jerry May to Kansas City
Royals in exchange for Bob Johnson , Jackie Hernandez and Jim Campanis (December 2,
1970 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1979 ).
Signed by California Angels (December 5, 1979 ).
Released by California Angels (April 6, 1982 ).
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