What years did Marty Pattin play?

Marty Pattin played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980.

Was Marty Pattin a pitcher?

Yes. Marty Pattin pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1179 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Marty Pattin hit?

Marty Pattin hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.

What teams did Marty Pattin play for?

Marty Pattin played for 4 teams: the California Angels (1968), the Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1971), the Boston Red Sox (1972–1973), and the Kansas City Royals (1974–1980).

Did Marty Pattin win a Cy Young Award?

No. Marty Pattin did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Marty Pattin win?

Marty Pattin was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Marty Pattin's career stats?

In 475 games, Marty Pattin went 114-109 with a 3.62 ERA, 1,179 strikeouts, 2,038.2 innings pitched, and 25 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Marty Pattin play?

Marty Pattin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Marty Pattin and how much did he weigh?

Marty Pattin was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Marty Pattin's career ERA?

Marty Pattin finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 114-109 with 1,179 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Marty Pattin have?

Marty Pattin recorded 1,179 career strikeouts.

Is Marty Pattin in the Hall of Fame?

No. Marty Pattin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Marty Pattin make?

Marty Pattin was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Marty Pattin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1980)

Marty Pattin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980 for 5 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 13 seasons. Across 475 career appearances, he went 114-109 with a 3.62 ERA, 1,179 strikeouts, and 25 saves. He also batted .123 with 2 home runs. Marty Pattin was an All-Star.

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 October 17, 2026

W–L 114–109

ERA 3.62

WHIP 1.24

SO 1,179

Pitcher PIV -2865.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 4/6/1943 in Charleston, IL, USA
Died: 10/3/2018 in Charleston, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-05-14
Last Game: 1980-10-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Martin William Pattin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Marty Pattin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
114	109	475	224	64	14	25	2038.2	1,933	820	209	603	1,179	3.62	-2865.9

Career ERA 3.62 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Marty Pattin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1968	CAL	AL	4	4	52	4	0	0	3	84.0	67	26	37	66	2.79	2.98 (+7%)	-646.4
1969	SE1	AL	7	12	34	27	2	1	0	158.2	166	99	71	126	5.62	3.61 (-55%)	-4219.8
1970	ML4	AL	14	12	37	29	11	0	0	233.1	204	88	71	161	3.39	3.89 (+13%)	3198.4
1971	ML4	AL	14	14	36	36	9	5	0	264.2	225	92	73	169	3.13	3.47 (+10%)	-17.1
1972	BOS	AL	17	13	38	35	13	4	0	253.0	232	91	65	168	3.24	3.26 (+1%)	2257.7
1973	BOS	AL	15	15	34	30	11	2	1	219.1	238	105	69	119	4.31	3.75 (-15%)	-3427.8
1974	KCA	AL	3	7	25	11	2	0	0	117.1	121	52	28	50	3.99	3.63 (-10%)	79.2
1975	KCA	AL	10	10	44	15	5	1	5	177.0	173	64	45	89	3.25	3.71 (+12%)	1655.1
1976	KCA	AL	8	14	44	15	4	1	5	141.0	114	39	38	65	2.49	3.51 (+29%)	368.0
1977	KCA	AL	10	3	31	10	4	0	0	128.1	115	51	37	55	3.58	4.00 (+11%)	-1331.0
1978	KCA	AL	3	3	32	5	2	0	4	78.2	72	29	25	30	3.32	3.69 (+10%)	-957.5
1979	KCA	AL	5	2	31	7	1	0	3	94.1	109	48	21	41	4.58	4.00 (-14%)	-180.3
1980	KCA	AL	4	0	37	0	0	0	4	89.0	97	36	23	40	3.64	3.84 (+5%)	355.4
Career · 13 seasons			114	109	475	224	64	14	25	2,038.2	1,933	820	603	1,179	3.62	—	-2,866

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

Marty Pattin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
487	309	15	38	6	0	2	20	0	8	109	.123	.147	.162	.309	-2,477

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career SLG .162 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 56.9% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Marty Pattin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	CAL	AL	52	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SE1	AL	39	58	3	9	0	0	3	1	23	.155	.248 (-37%)	.320 (-47%)	.369 (-58%)	.689 (-53%)	-468.2
1970	ML4	AL	43	70	4	9	1	0	3	1	28	.129	.253 (-49%)	.325 (-57%)	.385 (-63%)	.711 (-60%)	-678.3
1971	ML4	AL	36	83	4	7	2	0	5	5	29	.084	.249 (-66%)	.316 (-54%)	.365 (-70%)	.682 (-63%)	-787.9
1972	BOS	AL	38	86	4	12	3	2	9	1	27	.140	.243 (-43%)	.310 (-52%)	.353 (-31%)	.664 (-41%)	-542.7
1973	BOS	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	KCA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	KCA	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	KCA	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	KCA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	KCA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	KCA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	KCA	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			487	309	15	38	6	2	20	8	109	.123	—	—	—	—	-2,477

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

Marty Pattin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Marty Pattin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1980	WS	KCA	1	.000
1978	ALCS	KCA	1	.000
1977	ALCS	KCA	1	.000
1976	ALCS	KCA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Marty Pattin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	8.0	8	4	1	2	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Marty Pattin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1980	WS	KCA	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1978	ALCS	KCA	1	0.2	2	2	0	0	27.00
1977	ALCS	KCA	1	6.0	6	1	0	0	1.50
1976	ALCS	KCA	2	0.1	0	1	1	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Marty Pattin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	242	139	7	15	2	11	.108
Away	245	169	8	23	0	9	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Marty Pattin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	234	1018.1	931	395	261	569	3.49
Away	241	1020.1	1002	427	342	610	3.77

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Marty Pattin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1980-10-01	KCR	SEA	W	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
1980-09-27	KCR	MIN	—	2.1	2	2	2	1	2	2
1980-09-24	KCR	SEA	—	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	0
1980-09-21	KCR	OAK	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
1980-09-17	KCR	LAA	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1980-09-10	KCR	LAA	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1980-09-08	KCR	LAA	—	3.2	4	0	0	2	3	0
1980-09-06	KCR	CLE	—	2.1	4	3	3	1	3	1
1980-08-28	KCR	TEX	—	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-08-26	KCR	MIL	—	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Marty Pattin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	475	224	123	274	14	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Marty Pattin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	CAL	P	52	4	6	5	0	0
1969	SE1	P	34	27	5	18	2	2
1970	ML4	P	37	29	18	40	1	3
1971	ML4	P	36	36	18	36	1	0
1972	BOS	P	38	35	19	38	1	2
1973	BOS	P	34	30	13	36	2	3
1974	KCA	P	25	11	5	14	1	1
1975	KCA	P	44	15	13	22	3	1
1976	KCA	P	44	15	9	20	1	1
1977	KCA	P	31	10	6	19	0	0
1978	KCA	P	32	5	3	4	0	2
1979	KCA	P	31	7	4	13	1	0
1980	KCA	P	37	0	4	9	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Marty Pattin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	475
Designated Hitter	1

College History

Marty Pattin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	IL	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

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Marty Pattin: the record in brief

May 14, 1968 and October 1, 1980 bracket Marty Pattin's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Pattin's seasons break down as the California Angels (1968), the Seattle Pilots (1969), the Milwaukee Brewers (1970 to 1971), the Boston Red Sox (1972 through 1973), and the Kansas City Royals (1974 to 1980). Pattin, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Pattin is listed at 5 feet, 11 inches and 180 pounds. Pattin was born on April 6, 1943, in Charleston, IL, USA. Pattin died on October 3, 2018, in Charleston, IL, USA. Marty Pattin was the playing name; the full given name is Martin William.

Pattin pitched in 475 games, starting 224, and finished with a 114-109 record and 3.62 ERA. The totals include 1,179 strikeouts, 64 complete games, 14 shutouts, and 25 saves. Pattin's 3.62 ERA was close to the 3.66 league figure for those seasons. Pattin won 17 games in 1972, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marty Pattin

What years did Marty Pattin play?: Marty Pattin played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1980.
Was Marty Pattin a pitcher?: Yes. Marty Pattin pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1179 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Marty Pattin hit?: Marty Pattin hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.
What teams did Marty Pattin play for?: Marty Pattin played for 4 teams: the California Angels (1968), the Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1971), the Boston Red Sox (1972–1973), and the Kansas City Royals (1974–1980).
Did Marty Pattin win a Cy Young Award?: No. Marty Pattin did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Marty Pattin win?: Marty Pattin was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Marty Pattin's career stats?: In 475 games, Marty Pattin went 114-109 with a 3.62 ERA, 1,179 strikeouts, 2,038.2 innings pitched, and 25 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Marty Pattin play?: Marty Pattin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Marty Pattin and how much did he weigh?: Marty Pattin was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Marty Pattin's career ERA?: Marty Pattin finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 114-109 with 1,179 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Marty Pattin have?: Marty Pattin recorded 1,179 career strikeouts.
Is Marty Pattin in the Hall of Fame?: No. Marty Pattin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Marty Pattin make?: Marty Pattin was selected to 1 All-Star Game.