What years did Freddie Patek play?

Freddie Patek played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981.

Was Freddie Patek a pitcher?

No. Freddie Patek was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Freddie Patek hit?

Freddie Patek hit 41 career home runs with 1340 hits.

Freddie Patek

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1981)

AVG .242

HR 41

RBI 490

H 1,340

OPS .633

PIV -7,331

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'5" / 148 lb
Born: 10/9/1944 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-06-03
Last Game: 1981-10-03
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Frederick Joseph Patek

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,650	5,530	736	1,340	216	55	41	490	385	523	787	.242	.309	.324	.633	-7,331

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .324 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OPS .633 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 9.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	PIT	NL	61	208	31	53	4	2	2	18	18	12	37	.255	.236 (+8%)	.298 (avg)	.340 (-5%)	.638 (-3%)	-105.7
1969	PIT	NL	147	460	48	110	9	1	5	32	15	53	86	.239	.248 (-4%)	.320 (-1%)	.369 (-20%)	.689 (-11%)	-644.2
1970	PIT	NL	84	237	42	58	10	5	1	19	8	29	46	.245	.253 (-4%)	.325 (-1%)	.385 (-11%)	.711 (-7%)	-262.9
1971	KCA	AL	147	591	86	158	21	11	6	36	49	44	80	.267	.249 (+7%)	.316 (+2%)	.365 (+1%)	.682 (+2%)	137.4
1972	KCA	AL	136	518	59	110	25	4	0	32	33	47	64	.212	.243 (-13%)	.310 (-10%)	.353 (-22%)	.664 (-16%)	-1240.2
1973	KCA	AL	135	501	82	117	19	5	5	45	36	54	63	.234	.256 (-9%)	.325 (-4%)	.378 (-15%)	.703 (-10%)	-751.1
1974	KCA	AL	149	537	72	121	18	6	3	38	33	77	69	.225	.256 (-12%)	.324 (avg)	.369 (-19%)	.693 (-10%)	-707.3
1975	KCA	AL	136	483	58	110	14	5	5	45	32	42	65	.228	.257 (-12%)	.327 (-11%)	.374 (-18%)	.701 (-15%)	-1115.9
1976	KCA	AL	144	432	58	104	19	3	1	43	51	50	63	.241	.255 (-6%)	.320 (-1%)	.360 (-15%)	.681 (-8%)	-489.6
1977	KCA	AL	154	497	72	130	26	6	5	60	53	41	84	.262	.264 (-1%)	.329 (-3%)	.401 (-8%)	.730 (-6%)	-496.3
1978	KCA	AL	138	440	54	109	23	1	2	46	38	42	56	.248	.257 (-4%)	.323 (-4%)	.378 (-16%)	.702 (-10%)	-666.3
1979	KCA	AL	106	306	30	77	17	0	1	37	11	16	42	.252	.265 (-5%)	.329 (-11%)	.397 (-20%)	.727 (-16%)	-806.6
1980	CAL	AL	86	273	41	72	10	5	5	34	7	15	26	.264	.264 (avg)	.326 (-7%)	.387 (+1%)	.714 (-3%)	-182.6
1981	CAL	AL	27	47	3	11	1	1	0	5	1	1	6	.234	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			1,650	5,530	736	1,340	216	55	41	490	385	523	787	.242	—	—	—	—	-7,331

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	52	8	15	5	1	1	11	3	9	.288

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1978	ALCS	KCA	4	13	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	4	.077
1977	ALCS	KCA	5	18	4	7	3	1	0	5	1	2	.389
1976	ALCS	KCA	5	18	2	7	2	0	0	4	0	1	.389
1970	NLCS	PIT	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	844	2802	393	720	15	263	.257
Away	806	2728	343	620	26	226	.227

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1981-10-03	LAA	TEX	L	3	0
1981-10-02	LAA	TEX	L	0	0
1981-09-30	LAA	CHW	L	0	0
1981-09-27	LAA	TOR	L	0	0
1981-09-26	LAA	TOR	W	1	1
1981-09-25	LAA	TOR	W	2	1
1981-09-08	LAA	KCR	L	0	0
1981-08-28	LAA	BAL	W	0	0
1981-08-27	LAA	BAL	L	0	0
1981-08-25	LAA	BOS	W	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	16	10	27	31	1	8
3B	8	1	1	9	1	0
OF	5	4	9	0	0	0
SS	1588	1527	2690	4786	293	1004

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	PIT	3B	1	1	1	2	0	0
1968	PIT	OF	5	4	9	0	0	0
1968	PIT	SS	52	49	80	164	6	23
1969	PIT	SS	146	141	227	399	30	81
1970	PIT	SS	65	57	122	212	10	42
1971	KCA	SS	147	145	301	459	25	107
1972	KCA	SS	136	133	230	510	22	113
1973	KCA	SS	135	131	242	503	26	115
1974	KCA	SS	149	145	250	493	25	108
1975	KCA	SS	136	133	231	405	27	78
1976	KCA	SS	143	140	233	426	26	87
1977	KCA	SS	154	148	252	413	29	70
1978	KCA	SS	137	134	240	350	32	84
1979	KCA	SS	104	95	153	249	19	54
1980	CAL	SS	81	75	129	199	16	42
1981	CAL	2B	16	10	27	31	1	8
1981	CAL	3B	7	0	0	7	1	0
1981	CAL	SS	3	1	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Second Base	16
Third Base	8
Shortstop	1587
Left Field	2
Right Field	3
Designated Hitter	2

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1971	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	77.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Freddie Patek

What years did Freddie Patek play?: Freddie Patek played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981.
Was Freddie Patek a pitcher?: No. Freddie Patek was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Freddie Patek hit?: Freddie Patek hit 41 career home runs with 1340 hits.