Ken Patterson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: July 8, 1964 in Costa Mesa, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from McGregor HS (McGregor, TX), the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (25th) of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from McLennan Community College (Waco, TX), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from McLennan Community College (Waco, TX) and the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Baylor University (Waco, TX).

High School: McGregor HS (McGregor, TX)

Schools: McLennan Community College (Waco, TX), Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Debut: July 8, 1988 (Age 24-000d, 15,502nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 24, 1994 (Age 29-290d)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Kenneth Brian Patterson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

3.88

224

317.2

183

WHIP

1.435

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1985	20	NYY-min	A-	2	2	.500	4.84	6	6	0	0	0	0	22.1	23	14	12	0	14	0	21	2	0	1				1.657	9.3	0.0	5.6	8.5	1.50	ONE NYPL
1986	21	NYY-min	A-,A	9	5	.643	2.34	20	20	0	5	4	0	119.0	97	45	31	4	61	0	115	7	1	9				1.328	7.3	0.3	4.6	8.7	1.89	ONE,FTL NYPL,FLOR
1987	22	NYY-CHW-min	AA,A,AAA	4	9	.308	4.76	36	17	17	1	0	7	109.2	106	65	58	2	65	1	88	4	1	9				1.559	8.7	0.2	5.3	7.2	1.35	ALC,FTL,HAW EL,FLOR,PCL
1988	23	CHW-min	AAA	6	5	.545	3.23	55	4	23	1	0	13	86.1	64	37	31	4	36	7	89	2	2	7				1.158	6.7	0.4	3.8	9.3	2.47	VAN PCL
1988	23	CHW	AL	0	2	.000	4.79	9	2	3	0	0	1	20.2	25	11	11	2	7	0	8	0	1	1	92	85	4.27	1.548	10.9	0.9	3.0	3.5	1.14
1989	24	CHW-min	AAA	0	1	.000	1.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	6	2	1	0	1	0	17	1	0	2				0.778	6.0	0.0	1.0	17.0	17.00	VAN PCL
1989	24	CHW	AL	6	1	.857	4.52	50	1	18	0	0	0	65.2	64	37	33	11	28	3	43	2	1	3	284	85	5.00	1.401	8.8	1.5	3.8	5.9	1.54
1990	25	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	3.39	43	0	15	0	0	2	66.1	58	27	25	6	34	1	40	2	0	2	283	114	4.41	1.387	7.9	0.8	4.6	5.4	1.18
1991	26	CHW	AL	3	0	1.000	2.83	43	0	13	0	0	1	63.2	48	22	20	5	35	1	32	1	0	2	265	142	4.57	1.304	6.8	0.7	4.9	4.5	0.91
1992	27	CHC-min	A,AAA	0	1	.000	15.43	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	9	8	8	2	3	0	6	1	0	0	27			2.571	17.4	3.9	5.8	11.6	2.00	PEO,IWA MIDW,AA
1992	27	CHC	NL	2	3	.400	3.89	32	1	4	0	0	0	41.2	41	25	18	7	27	6	23	1	1	3	191	94	5.88	1.632	8.9	1.5	5.8	5.0	0.85
1993	28	CAL	AL	1	1	.500	4.58	46	0	9	0	0	1	59.0	54	30	30	7	35	5	36	0	0	2	255	98	5.09	1.508	8.2	1.1	5.3	5.5	1.03
1994	29	CAL-min	AAA	0	0		9.53	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	5	7	6	0	6	0	5	0	0	0	30			1.941	7.9	0.0	9.5	7.9	0.83	VAN PCL
1994	29	CAL	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0.13	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.5
1995	30	CAL-min	AAA,A+,Rk	0	0		0.38	15	1	5	0	0	2	23.2	19	1	1	0	6	1	16	0	0	2	91			1.056	7.2	0.0	2.3	6.1	2.67	VAN,LEL,ANG PCL,CALL,ARIZ
1996	31	KCR-min	AAA	0	1	.000	1.80	16	0	2	0	0	1	20.0	16	5	4	2	4	0	13	0	0	1	79			1.000	7.2	0.9	1.8	5.9	3.25	OMA AA
1997	32	KCR-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.11	22	0	13	0	0	4	30.2	34	17	14	5	10	0	28	0	0	2	132			1.435	10.0	1.5	2.9	8.2	2.80	OMA AA
7 Yrs				14	8	.636	3.88	224	4	62	0	0	5	317.2	290	152	137	38	166	16	183	6	3	13	1372	103	4.86	1.435	8.2	1.1	4.7	5.2	1.10
162 Game Avg.				4	2	.636	3.88	67	1	18	0	0	1	95	86	45	41	11	50	5	55	2	1	4	409	103	4.86	1.435	8.2	1.1	4.7	5.2	1.10

CHW (4 yrs)				11	4	.733	3.70	145	3	49	0	0	4	216.1	195	97	89	24	104	5	123	5	2	8	924	106	4.62	1.382	8.1	1.0	4.3	5.1	1.18
CAL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	4.53	47	0	9	0	0	1	59.2	54	30	30	7	35	5	37	0	0	2	257	100	5.03	1.492	8.1	1.1	5.3	5.6	1.06
CHC (1 yr)				2	3	.400	3.89	32	1	4	0	0	0	41.2	41	25	18	7	27	6	23	1	1	3	191	94	5.88	1.632	8.9	1.5	5.8	5.0	0.85

AL (6 yrs)				12	5	.706	3.88	192	3	58	0	0	5	276.0	249	127	119	31	139	10	160	5	2	10	1181	104	4.71	1.406	8.1	1.0	4.5	5.2	1.15
NL (1 yr)				2	3	.400	3.89	32	1	4	0	0	0	41.2	41	25	18	7	27	6	23	1	1	3	191	94	5.88	1.632	8.9	1.5	5.8	5.0	0.85

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