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Bob Patterson
Robert Chandler Patterson

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 192 lb.
School East Carolina University

Debut September 2, 1985
  vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER
Final Game July 11, 1998
Born May 16, 1959 in Jacksonville, FL

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1982. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1985 26 SDP NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    4.0   13   11   11   2    3    1   0   0    26   0   1 24.75  3.56   14 4.000
 1986 27 PIT NL   2   3  11   5   0   0   2  0   36.3   49   20   20   0    5   20   0   0   159   2   1  4.95  3.84   77 1.486
 1987 28 PIT NL   1   4  15   7   0   0   2  0   43.0   49   34   32   5   22   27   1   1   201   4   0  6.70  4.09   61 1.651
 1989 30 PIT NL   4   3  12   3   0   0   2  1   26.7   23   13   12   3    8   20   0   0   109   2   0  4.05  3.36   83 1.163
 1990 31 PIT NL   8   5  55   5   0   0  19  5   94.7   88   33   31   9   21   70   3   1   386   7   2  2.95  3.61  122 1.151
 1991 32 PIT NL   4   3  54   1   0   0  19  2   65.7   67   32   30   7   15   57   0   0   270   1   0  4.11  3.61   88 1.249
 1992 33 PIT NL   6   3  60   0   0   0  26  9   64.7   59   22   21   7   23   43   0   3   268   6   0  2.92  3.44  118 1.268
 1993 34 TEX AL   2   4  52   0   0   0  29  1   52.7   59   28   28   8   11   46   1   0   224   0   0  4.78  4.16   87 1.329
 1994 35 CAL AL   2   3  47   0   0   0  11  1   42.0   35   21   19   6   15   30   2   1   170   2   0  4.07  4.85  119 1.190
 1995 36 CAL AL   5   2  62   0   0   0  20  0   53.3   48   18   18   6   13   41   1   0   212   3   1  3.04  4.67  154 1.144
 1996 37 CHC NL   3   3  79   0   0   0  27  8   54.7   46   19   19   6   22   53   1   1   230   7   1  3.13  4.35  139 1.244
 1997 38 CHC NL   1   6  76   0   0   0  12  0   59.3   47   23   22   9   10   58   0   1   231   1   0  3.34  4.29  129 0.961
 1998 39 CHC NL   1   1  33   0   0   0   4  1   20.3   36   20   17   2   12   17   0   0   107   3   0  7.52  4.36   58 2.361
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .494  39  40 559  21   0   0 175 28  617.3  619  294  280  70  180  483   9   8  2593  38   6  4.08  4.01   98 1.294
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   4  65   2   0   0  20  3   72.3   72   34   32   8   21   56   1   0   304   4   0  4.08  4.01   98 1.294
 Career High      8   6  79   7   0   0  29  9   94.7   88   34   32   9   23   70   3   3   386   7   2  2.92  4.85  154 0.961

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 27 PIT NL  11    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .125  .125  .125  -31    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1987 28 PIT NL  15   12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .083  .083  .083  -56    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1989 30 PIT NL  12    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .250  .000  -21    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1990 31 PIT NL  55   19    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .053  .053  .053  -70    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1991 32 PIT NL  54    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   42    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 33 PIT NL  60    6    1    2   1  0   0    4   0  0   1   3  .333  .429  .500  164    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 37 CHC NL  79    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   75    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1997 38 CHC NL  74    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 39 CHC NL  30    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     393   56    3    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  24  .125  .155  .143  -17    8   7   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         23    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  10  .125  .155  .143  -17    3   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     79   19    1    2   1  0   0    4   0  0   1   6                           3   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 27 PIT NL   10    9    0   0.0    99| .125  .264| .125  .334| .125  .398| .250  .732| -31  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1987 28 PIT NL   13   12    0   0.0   106| .083  .269| .083  .339| .083  .419| .166  .758| -56  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1989 30 PIT NL    6    5    0   0.0    87| .000  .249| .250  .316| .000  .371| .250  .687| -21  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1990 31 PIT NL   20   19    0   0.0    95| .053  .260| .053  .325| .053  .390| .106  .715| -70  .000  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1991 32 PIT NL    4    3    0   0.0    93| .250  .256| .250  .324| .250  .384| .500  .708|  42  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1992 33 PIT NL    7    4    1   6.8    91| .333  .258| .429  .323| .500  .380| .929  .703| 164  .711   0.6   0.1   0%
 1996 37 CHC NL    3    2    0   0.0   109| .333  .273| .333  .343| .333  .428| .666  .771|  75  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1997 38 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .000  .345| .000  .428| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1998 39 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons       65   56    1   0.5    98| .125  .262| .155  .330| .143  .397| .298  .727| -17  .017  -9.1  -0.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 26 SDP NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1986 27 PIT NL P 11 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.91 0.66 2.48 1.93 5 36.3 1987 28 PIT NL P 15 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.47 0.62 1.47 1.90 7 43.0 1989 30 PIT NL P 12 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.25 0.63 1.01 1.85 3 26.7 1990 31 PIT NL P 55 9 10 0 0 1.000 .955 0.35 0.58 1.81 1.80 5 94.7 1991 32 PIT NL P 54 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.24 0.59 1.78 1.86 1 65.7 1992 33 PIT NL P 60 3 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.17 0.60 1.39 1.93 0 64.7 1993 34 TEX AL P 52 3 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.56 1.71 1.79 0 52.7 1994 35 CAL AL P 47 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.52 0.64 1.71 0 42.0 1995 36 CAL AL P 62 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.53 0.68 1.79 0 53.3 1996 37 CHC NL P 79 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.05 0.52 0.66 1.84 0 54.7 1997 38 CHC NL P 76 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 0.16 0.52 1.82 1.85 0 59.3 1998 39 CHC NL P 33 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.54 0.89 1.86 0 20.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 26 SDP NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1986 27 PIT NL P 11 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.91 0.66 2.48 1.93 5 36.3 1987 28 PIT NL P 15 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.47 0.62 1.47 1.90 7 43.0 1989 30 PIT NL P 12 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.25 0.63 1.01 1.85 3 26.7 1990 31 PIT NL P 55 9 10 0 0 1.000 .955 0.35 0.58 1.81 1.80 5 94.7 1991 32 PIT NL P 54 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.24 0.59 1.78 1.86 1 65.7 1992 33 PIT NL P 60 3 7 0 1 1.000 .952 0.17 0.60 1.39 1.93 0 64.7 1993 34 TEX AL P 52 3 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.56 1.71 1.79 0 52.7 1994 35 CAL AL P 47 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.52 0.64 1.71 0 42.0 1995 36 CAL AL P 62 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.53 0.68 1.79 0 53.3 1996 37 CHC NL P 79 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.05 0.52 0.66 1.84 0 54.7 1997 38 CHC NL P 76 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 0.16 0.52 1.82 1.85 0 59.3 1998 39 CHC NL P 33 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.54 0.89 1.86 0 20.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 559 28 69 1 4 .990 .954 0.17 0.56 1.41 1.84 21 617.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 559 28 69 1 4 .990 .954 0.17 0.56 1.41 1.84 21 617
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   1     1   0   2   0 
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   3 
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   2   0   5.40  0  0  0  0   1.2   3   1   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   5   0   1.93  0  0  1  0   4.2   5   1   3   4 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1994 AL-47-6
1995 AL-62-6
1996 NL-79-2
1997 NL-76-5

Oldest Player
1998 NL-39-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1934) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1611) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1982.

April 3, 1986: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Marvell Wynne.

November 20, 1992: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 4, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 18, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

December 23, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 16, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 2, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 16, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

July 12, 1998: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$80,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$150,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$325,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$785,000
1993Texas Rangers$825,000
1994California Angels$650,000
1995California Angels$535,000
1996Chicago Cubs$675,000
1997Chicago Cubs$1,050,000
1998Chicago Cubs$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,975,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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