Freddie Patek
Frederick Joseph Patek
Born: October 9, 1944
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 148
Career: 1968-1981
Draft: Round 22 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Seguin, TX
Minor League Statistics
Freddie Patek compiled a career batting average of .242 with 41 home runs and 490 RBI in his 1650-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1981 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 234 | 208 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 37 | .255 | .298 | .322 | .620 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 522 | 460 | 48 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 53 | 86 | .239 | .318 | .296 | .614 | 136 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 276 | 237 | 42 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 46 | .245 | .322 | .342 | .664 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 147 | 648 | 591 | 86 | 158 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 49 | 14 | 44 | 80 | .267 | .323 | .371 | .693 | 219 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 136 | 577 | 518 | 59 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 47 | 64 | .212 | .280 | .276 | .556 | 143 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 135 | 571 | 501 | 82 | 117 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 36 | 14 | 54 | 63 | .234 | .311 | .321 | .632 | 161 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 149 | 630 | 537 | 72 | 121 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 77 | 69 | .225 | .324 | .298 | .622 | 160 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 136 | 541 | 483 | 58 | 110 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 65 | .228 | .291 | .308 | .599 | 149 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 144 | 503 | 432 | 58 | 104 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 51 | 15 | 50 | 63 | .241 | .318 | .306 | .624 | 132 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 154 | 563 | 497 | 72 | 130 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 53 | 13 | 41 | 84 | .262 | .320 | .368 | .688 | 183 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 138 | 496 | 440 | 54 | 109 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 42 | 56 | .248 | .312 | .318 | .630 | 140 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 106 | 338 | 306 | 30 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 42 | .252 | .293 | .317 | .610 | 97 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 86 | 299 | 273 | 41 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | .264 | .302 | .392 | .694 | 107 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 27 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .234 | .250 | .298 | .548 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1650 | 6246 | 5530 | 736 | 1340 | 216 | 55 | 41 | 490 | 385 | 131 | 523 | 787 | .242 | .309 | .324 | .633 | 1789 | 92 | 31 | 119 | 43 | 33 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 52 | 49 | 432.0 | 80 | 164 | 6 | 23 | .976 | 5.083 | 4.692 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.132 | 1.800 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 146 | 141 | 1233.0 | 227 | 399 | 30 | 81 | .954 | 4.569 | 4.288 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 65 | 57 | 531.0 | 122 | 212 | 10 | 42 | .971 | 5.661 | 5.138 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 147 | 145 | 1260.0 | 301 | 459 | 25 | 107 | .968 | 5.429 | 5.170 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 136 | 133 | 1182.0 | 230 | 510 | 22 | 113 | .971 | 5.635 | 5.441 |
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 135 | 131 | 1133.7 | 242 | 503 | 26 | 115 | .966 | 5.914 | 5.519 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 149 | 145 | 1293.3 | 250 | 493 | 25 | 108 | .967 | 5.170 | 4.987 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 136 | 133 | 1173.0 | 231 | 405 | 27 | 78 | .959 | 4.880 | 4.676 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 143 | 140 | 1210.7 | 233 | 426 | 26 | 87 | .962 | 4.899 | 4.608 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 154 | 148 | 1304.7 | 252 | 413 | 29 | 70 | .958 | 4.587 | 4.318 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 137 | 134 | 1136.3 | 240 | 350 | 32 | 84 | .949 | 4.673 | 4.307 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 104 | 95 | 796.7 | 153 | 249 | 19 | 54 | .955 | 4.541 | 3.865 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | SS | 81 | 75 | 663.0 | 129 | 199 | 16 | 42 | .953 | 4.452 | 4.049 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 16 | 10 | 103.0 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 8 | .983 | 5.068 | 3.625 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 7 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4.295 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | SS | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 1617 | 1542 | 13523.0 | 2727 | 4826 | 295 | 1012 | .962 | 5.027 | 4.671 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .389 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .077 | .143 | .308 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 58 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .288 | .321 | .481 | .802 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | SS | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.488 | 6.200 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | SS | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 5.318 | 5.200 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | SS | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .889 | 4.235 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 129.0 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 5 | .962 | 5.302 | 5.067 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
