What years did Danny Patterson play?

Danny Patterson played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004.

Was Danny Patterson a pitcher?

Yes. Danny Patterson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 250 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Danny Patterson hit?

Danny Patterson hit 0 career home runs.

What was Danny Patterson's career batting average?

Danny Patterson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Danny Patterson's career ERA?

Danny Patterson finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 24-22 with 250 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Danny Patterson have?

Danny Patterson recorded 250 career strikeouts.

Danny Patterson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2004)

Danny Patterson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004 for the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 350 career appearances, he went 24-22 with a 4.14 ERA and 250 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4983.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 24–22

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.38

SO 250

Pitcher PIV 4983.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 2/17/1971 in San Gabriel, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-07-26
Last Game: 2004-08-01

Full name: Danny Shane Patterson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Danny Patterson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	22	350	0	0	0	9	384.3	418	177	35	112	250	4.14	4983.8

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 7.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Danny Patterson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	TEX	AL	0	0	7	0	8.7	10	0	3	5	0.00	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	10	6	54	1	71.0	70	27	23	69	3.42	4.39 (+22%)	3066.6
1998	TEX	AL	2	5	56	2	60.7	64	30	19	33	4.45	4.43 (avg)	-1539.7
1999	TEX	AL	2	0	53	0	60.3	77	38	19	43	5.67	4.71 (-20%)	1417.2
2000	DET	AL	5	1	58	0	56.7	69	25	14	29	3.97	4.77 (+17%)	1281.6
2001	DET	AL	5	4	60	1	64.7	64	22	12	27	3.06	4.42 (+31%)	1076.4
2002	DET	AL	0	2	6	0	3.0	5	5	2	1	15.00	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	0	0	19	3	17.7	15	8	4	19	4.08	4.40 (+7%)	857.4
2004	DET	AL	0	4	37	2	41.7	44	22	16	24	4.75	4.46 (-6%)	-1175.6
Career · 9 seasons			24	22	350	9	384.1	418	177	112	250	4.14	—	4,984

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Danny Patterson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
350	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Danny Patterson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	TEX	AL	7	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	54	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	56	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TEX	AL	53	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	DET	AL	58	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	DET	AL	60	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	DET	AL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	DET	AL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			350	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Danny Patterson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Danny Patterson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Danny Patterson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.3	2	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Danny Patterson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
1996	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0.3	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Danny Patterson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	176	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	174	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Danny Patterson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	176	196.1	231	108	61	138	4.95
Away	174	188.0	187	69	51	112	3.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Danny Patterson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-08-01	DET	CHW	—	2.2	5	2	2	2	1	1
2004-07-30	DET	CHW	—	1.1	5	2	2	0	1	0
2004-07-27	DET	CLE	—	2.1	2	1	1	2	0	0
2004-07-25	DET	CHW	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0
2004-07-22	DET	KCR	—	1.2	6	3	3	1	1	2
2004-06-27	DET	AZ	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-06-24	DET	KCR	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2004-06-19	DET	NYN	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-06-18	DET	NYN	L	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2004-06-17	DET	PHI	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danny Patterson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	350	0	25	46	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danny Patterson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1996	TEX	P	7	0	2	0	0
1997	TEX	P	54	4	7	0	1
1998	TEX	P	56	3	8	0	0
1999	TEX	P	53	3	6	0	1
2000	DET	P	58	4	8	0	0
2001	DET	P	60	5	10	0	0
2002	DET	P	6	0	1	0	0
2003	DET	P	19	3	3	1	0
2004	DET	P	37	3	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Danny Patterson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	350

Salary History

Danny Patterson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	DET	AL	$2,800,000
2003	DET	AL	$2,500,000
2002	DET	AL	$1,700,000
2001	DET	AL	$1,100,000
2000	DET	AL	$550,000
1999	TEX	AL	$290,000
1998	TEX	AL	$208,000
1997	TEX	AL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,298,000

College History

Danny Patterson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cerritos College	Norwalk	CA	1990

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Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Patterson

What years did Danny Patterson play?: Danny Patterson played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004.
Was Danny Patterson a pitcher?: Yes. Danny Patterson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 250 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Patterson hit?: Danny Patterson hit 0 career home runs.
What was Danny Patterson's career batting average?: Danny Patterson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Danny Patterson's career ERA?: Danny Patterson finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 24-22 with 250 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Danny Patterson have?: Danny Patterson recorded 250 career strikeouts.