Pat Zachry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1985)

Pat Zachry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 10 seasons. Across 293 career appearances, he went 69-67 with a 3.52 ERA and 669 strikeouts. He also batted .113 with 0 home runs. Pat Zachry was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year.

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

W–L 69–67
ERA 3.52
WHIP 1.39
SO 669
Pitcher PIV -1839.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 180 lb
Born
4/24/1952 in Richmond, TX, USA
Died
4/4/2024 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1976-04-11
Last Game
1985-05-29
Awards
All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Patrick Paul Zachry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pat Zachry — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
69 67 293 154 29 7 3 1177.1 1,147 461 88 495 669 3.52 -1839.5

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 3.82 across their career seasons — 7.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pat Zachry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1976 CIN NL 14 7 38 28 6 1 0 204.0 170 62 83 143 2.74 3.51 (+22%) 2783.2
1977 CIN NL 3 7 12 12 3 0 0 75.0 78 42 29 36 5.04 4.00 (-26%) -361.6
1977 NYN NL 7 6 19 19 2 1 0 119.2 129 50 48 63 3.76 4.00 (+6%) -1454.1
1978 NYN NL 10 6 21 21 5 2 0 138.0 120 51 60 78 3.33 3.69 (+10%) 208.1
1979 NYN NL 5 1 7 7 1 0 0 42.2 44 17 21 17 3.59 4.00 (+10%) -495.5
1980 NYN NL 6 10 28 26 7 3 0 164.2 145 55 58 88 3.01 3.84 (+22%) -1040.1
1981 NYN NL 7 14 24 24 3 0 0 139.0 151 64 56 76 4.14 3.58 (-16%) -1508.2
1982 NYN NL 6 9 36 16 2 0 1 137.2 149 62 57 69 4.05 3.86 (-5%) -129.6
1983 LAN NL 6 1 40 1 0 0 0 61.1 63 17 21 36 2.49 3.87 (+36%) 570.3
1984 LAN NL 5 6 58 0 0 0 2 82.2 84 35 51 55 3.81 3.81 (avg) -44.9
1985 PHI NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 6 11 8 4.26 3.89 (-9%) -367.1
Career · 11 seasons 69 67 293 154 29 7 3 1,177.1 1,147 461 495 669 3.52 — -1,839

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

Pat Zachry — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
293 318 9 36 0 0 0 6 0 14 128 .113 .150 .113 .263 -566

Career AVG .113 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Career SLG .113 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career OPS .263 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Pat Zachry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1976 CIN NL 38 62 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 25 .113 .255 (-56%) .320 (-52%) .360 (-69%) .681 (-61%) -565.7
1977 CIN NL 12 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .136 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYN NL 19 42 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 .143 — — — — 0.0
1978 NYN NL 21 43 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 .070 — — — — 0.0
1979 NYN NL 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
1980 NYN NL 28 46 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 21 .043 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYN NL 24 38 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 .158 — — — — 0.0
1982 NYN NL 36 38 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .079 — — — — 0.0
1983 LAN NL 40 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1984 LAN NL 58 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1985 PHI NL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 293 318 9 36 0 0 0 6 0 14 128 .113 — — — — -566

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

Pat Zachry — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pat Zachry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 NLCS CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 WS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pat Zachry — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 4 2 0 15.2 16 5 10 11 2.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pat Zachry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1983 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 4 1 2 2 2.25
1976 NLCS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 3 3 3.60
1976 WS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 6.2 6 2 5 6 2.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pat Zachry — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14313161803.137
Away15018731803.096

Pitching — Home / Away

Pat Zachry — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home143570.05552182173373.44
Away150607.15922432783323.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pat Zachry — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1985-05-29 PHILADL 000000000
1985-05-27 PHISDPW 000000000
1985-05-16 PHIATLL 100000001
1985-05-11 PHINYNL 000000000
1985-05-08 PHICINL 000000000
1985-04-26 PHICHCL 000000000
1985-04-24 PHIWSNL 000000000
1985-04-22 PHIWSNW 000000000
1985-04-14 PHIHOUL 000000000
1985-04-09 PHIATLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pat Zachry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1985-05-29 PHILAD — 2.0100020
1985-05-27 PHISDP — 0.2000100
1985-05-16 PHIATL — 0.1322200
1985-05-11 PHINYN — 1.1100200
1985-05-08 PHICIN — 1.0100100
1985-04-26 PHICHC — 3.0311111
1985-04-24 PHIWSN — 2.0432220
1985-04-22 PHIWSN — 1.0100010
1985-04-14 PHIHOU — 1.0000010
1985-04-09 PHIATL — 0.1011210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pat Zachry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 293 154 60 176 13 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pat Zachry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1976 CIN P 38 28 13 20 1 2
1977 CIN P 12 12 3 18 1 3
1977 NYN P 19 19 3 12 0 1
1978 NYN P 21 21 9 24 2 4
1979 NYN P 7 7 3 7 0 0
1980 NYN P 28 26 5 20 1 1
1981 NYN P 24 24 4 26 3 4
1982 NYN P 36 16 10 19 1 1
1983 LAN P 40 1 6 9 2 1
1984 LAN P 58 0 4 16 2 2
1985 PHI P 10 0 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Pat Zachry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 293

Awards & Honors

Pat Zachry — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1980 Pitcher of the Month July
1976 Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Pat Zachry — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1976 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 11.0 24 11

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Pat Zachry (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ernie Broglio
    77-74, 3.74 ERA
  2. 95
    Jack Harshman
    69-65, 3.50 ERA
  3. 94
    Steve Busby
    70-54, 3.72 ERA
  4. 93
    Bill Voiselle
    74-84, 3.83 ERA
  5. 92
    David Palmer
    64-59, 3.78 ERA
  6. 91
    Vern Bickford
    66-57, 3.71 ERA

Pat Zachry: the record in brief

The profile opens with Pat Zachry's first major league game on April 11, 1976; the last one listed came on May 29, 1985. By club, Zachry's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Reds (1976 to 1977), the New York Mets (1977 through 1982), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983 through 1984), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1985). Zachry played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 24, 1952, in Richmond, TX, USA and a listed size of 180 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Zachry died on April 4, 2024, in Austin, TX, USA. Pat Zachry was the playing name; the full given name is Patrick Paul.

Zachry went 69-67 with a 3.52 ERA in 293 games, 154 of them starts. The totals include 669 strikeouts, 29 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Against a 3.82 league ERA for the same years, Zachry was 7.7% better. No season topped the 14 wins of 1976.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Zachry

What years did Pat Zachry play?
Pat Zachry played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985.
Was Pat Zachry a pitcher?
Yes. Pat Zachry pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 669 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pat Zachry hit?
Pat Zachry hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.
What teams did Pat Zachry play for?
Pat Zachry played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1976–1977), the New York Mets (1977–1982), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–1984), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1985).
Did Pat Zachry win a Cy Young Award?
No. Pat Zachry did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Pat Zachry win?
Pat Zachry won the Rookie of the Year award (1976). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Pat Zachry's career stats?
In 293 games, Pat Zachry went 69-67 with a 3.52 ERA, 669 strikeouts, 1,177.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 36 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Pat Zachry play?
Pat Zachry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Pat Zachry and how much did he weigh?
Pat Zachry was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Pat Zachry's career ERA?
Pat Zachry finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 69-67 with 669 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pat Zachry have?
Pat Zachry recorded 669 career strikeouts.
Is Pat Zachry in the Hall of Fame?
No. Pat Zachry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Pat Zachry make?
Pat Zachry was selected to 1 All-Star Game.