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Ken Patterson
Kenneth Brian Patterson

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
School Baylor University

Debut July 8, 1988
  vs. BOS 3.7 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game April 24, 1994
Born July 8, 1964 in Costa Mesa, CA

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1988 23 CHW AL   0   2   9   2   0   0   3  1   20.7   25   11   11   2    7    8   0   1    92   0   1  4.79  3.98   83 1.548
 1989 24 CHW AL   6   1  50   1   0   0  18  0   65.7   64   37   33  11   28   43   2   3   284   3   1  4.52  3.81   84 1.401
 1990 25 CHW AL   2   1  43   0   0   0  15  2   66.3   58   27   25   6   34   40   2   2   283   1   0  3.39  3.84  113 1.387
 1991 26 CHW AL   3   0  43   0   0   0  13  1   63.7   48   22   20   5   35   32   1   2   265   1   0  2.83  3.98  141 1.304
 1992 27 CHC NL   2   3  32   1   0   0   4  0   41.7   41   25   18   7   27   23   1   3   191   6   1  3.89  3.61   93 1.632
 1993 28 CAL AL   1   1  46   0   0   0   9  1   59.0   54   30   30   7   35   36   0   2   255   5   0  4.58  4.51   99 1.508
 1994 29 CAL AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.7    0    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     2   0   0  0.00  4.86  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .636  14   8 224   4   0   0  62  5  317.7  290  152  137  38  166  183   6  13  1372  16   3  3.88  3.97  102 1.435
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   2  66   1   0   0  18  1   94.7   86   45   40  11   49   54   1   3   409   4   0  3.88  3.97  102 1.435
 Career High      6   3  50   2   0   0  18  2   66.3   64   37   33  11   35   43   2   3   284   6   1  2.83  4.51  141 1.304

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

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 27 CHC NL  32    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons       32    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     32    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 27 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .261| .000  .327| .000  .385| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons         2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .261| .000  .327| .000  .385| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     

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

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1988 23 CHW AL P 9 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 0.67 1.30 1.78 2 20.7 1989 24 CHW AL P 50 3 4 0 1 1.000 .959 0.14 0.66 0.96 1.88 1 65.7 1990 25 CHW AL P 43 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.33 0.59 1.90 1.78 0 66.3 1991 26 CHW AL P 43 1 6 3 1 .700 .959 0.16 0.58 0.99 1.79 0 63.7 1992 27 CHC NL P 32 4 6 1 0 .909 .952 0.31 0.60 2.16 1.94 1 41.7 1993 28 CAL AL P 46 1 8 1 0 .900 .957 0.20 0.56 1.37 1.78 0 59.0 1994 29 CAL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.29 0 0.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 23 CHW AL P 9 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 0.67 1.30 1.78 2 20.7 1989 24 CHW AL P 50 3 4 0 1 1.000 .959 0.14 0.66 0.96 1.88 1 65.7 1990 25 CHW AL P 43 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.33 0.59 1.90 1.78 0 66.3 1991 26 CHW AL P 43 1 6 3 1 .700 .959 0.16 0.58 0.99 1.79 0 63.7 1992 27 CHC NL P 32 4 6 1 0 .909 .952 0.31 0.60 2.16 1.94 1 41.7 1993 28 CAL AL P 46 1 8 1 0 .900 .957 0.20 0.56 1.37 1.78 0 59.0 1994 29 CAL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.29 0 0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 224 12 38 6 2 .893 .956 0.22 0.60 1.42 1.82 4 317.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 224 12 38 6 2 .893 .956 0.22 0.60 1.42 1.82 4 318
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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.

August 26, 1987: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for Jerry Royster and Mike Soper (minors). The New York Yankees sent Jeff Pries (minors) (September 19, 1987) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March 30, 1992: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Sammy Sosa to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell.

December 18, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

April 4, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 18, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 28, 1994: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

March 30, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 17, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Chicago White Sox$72,000
1990Chicago White Sox$125,000
1991Chicago White Sox$160,000
1992Chicago Cubs$640,000
Career (may be incomplete)$997,000

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