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Dave
Patterson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 25, 1956 in Springfield, MO, USA
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 23 KCR AL 3 2 .600 44 0 0 0 0 71.0 88 34 3 44 36 4.31 .311 .404 .378 .782 3.1
1981 24 KCR AL 1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 0 30.0 37 12 0 15 24 3.60 .306 .384 .364 .748 1.8
1982 25 KCR AL 1 2 .333 42 0 0 0 0 77.7 60 27 6 32 66 3.13 .214 .297 .329 .626 5.4
1983 26 KCR AL 3 4 .429 50 0 0 0 6 53.3 49 29 4 24 52 4.89 .241 .330 .330 .660 2.1
1984 27 KCR AL 4 4 .500 44 0 0 0 1 81.3 68 31 6 40 99 3.43 .224 .315 .345 .660 4.7
1985 28 KCR AL 0 2 .000 12 1 0 0 1 12.7 22 15 2 13 14 10.66 .379 .507 .552 1.059 0.0
1986 29 TOR AL 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 0 44.3 42 18 1 27 49 3.65 .251 .355 .341 .697 1.9
1987 30 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 39 0 0 0 1 52.3 45 14 2 30 52 2.41 .228 .330 .320 .650 4.5
1988 31 TOR AL 3 2 .600 52 0 0 0 1 72.0 57 21 0 24 65 2.63 .218 .282 .313 .595 6.7
1989 32 TOR AL 3 2 .600 53 0 0 0 4 76.7 70 29 0 28 45 3.40 .246 .310 .306 .616 6.6
1990 33 TOR AL 5 6 .455 61 0 0 0 2 63.7 69 37 2 50 59 5.23 .277 .395 .382 .776 0.9
1991 34 MIN AL 6 5 .545 45 0 0 0 6 67.3 59 27 5 18 54 3.61 .233 .284 .356 .640 5.3
1992 35 MIN AL 13 5 .722 69 0 0 0 1 109.0 97 49 13 55 108 4.05 .238 .327 .390 .717 7.2
1993 36 LV NL 3 5 .375 85 0 0 0 3 93.0 88 41 6 55 73 3.97 .251 .356 .376 .732 6.5
1994 37 LV NL 2 4 .333 91 0 0 0 6 103.0 90 42 9 57 106 3.67 .236 .336 .348 .684 8.5
1995 38 TOR AL 5 1 .833 43 0 0 0 1 64.7 49 25 8 25 61 3.48 .209 .287 .397 .685 6.3
16 Years Sim 54 46 .540 771 1 0 0 33 1072.0 990 451 67 537 963 3.79 .245 .335 .356 .691 71.7
Season Average 3 2 .600 48 0 0 0 2 67.0 61 28 4 33 60 3.79 .245 .335 .356 .691  
Career Highs 13 6 1.000 91 1 0 0 6 109.0 97 49 13 57 108 10.66 .379 .507 .552 1.059  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1993 36 LV NL 85 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1994 37 LV NL 91 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
2 Years Sim 176 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1  
Career Highs 91 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 23 KCR AL P 44 0 71.0 5 19 0 4 1.000 3.04    
1981 24 KCR AL P 19 0 30.0 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1982 25 KCR AL P 42 0 77.7 4 14 0 0 1.000 2.09    
1983 26 KCR AL P 50 0 53.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.52    
1984 27 KCR AL P 44 0 81.3 5 10 1 1 .938 1.66    
1985 28 KCR AL P 12 1 12.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.71    
1986 29 TOR AL P 22 0 44.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.22    
1987 30 TOR AL P 39 0 52.3 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.38    
1988 31 TOR AL P 52 0 72.0 2 16 1 2 .947 2.25    
1989 32 TOR AL P 53 0 76.7 7 17 0 4 1.000 2.82    
1990 33 TOR AL P 61 0 63.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1991 34 MIN AL P 45 0 67.3 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.01    
1992 35 MIN AL P 69 0 109.0 8 18 1 0 .963 2.15    
1993 36 LV NL P 85 0 93.0 6 23 0 2 1.000 2.81    
1994 37 LV NL P 91 0 103.0 4 9 1 1 .929 1.14    
1995 38 TOR AL P 43 0 64.7 6 12 1 2 .947 2.51    
Career Totals   771 1 1072.0 58 181 5 19 .980 2.01    
Career Highs   91 1 109.0 8 23 1 4 1.000 3.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1987 30 TOR AL 2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 1 1 1 11 1.13 .172 .200 .310 .510
1988 31 TOR AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .167 .000 .167
1989 32 TOR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 2 1 1 3 1 3.86 .200 .385 .500 .885
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 2 2 5 12 1.50 .159 .245 .318 .563
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1992-6-.722
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Mark Clear (967)
  2. Bill Atkinson (962)
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  4. Keith Atherton (947)
  5. Todd Worrell (941)
  6. Fred Holdsworth (939)
  7. Roger McDowell (933)
  8. Bob Apodaca (933)
  9. Cecilio Guante (932)
  10. Brad Lesley (931)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 86th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1979
Earned first career win on 4/15/1980
Injured on 5/17/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/13/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $4,050,000 per year
Injured on 6/2/1988 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Toronto on 10/7/1990
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 10/29/1990 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/14/1991 to a 2-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/23/1993 to a 2-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/7/1995 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,005 per year
 
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