Mike Patterson Stats

Mike Patterson was born on Sunday, January 26, 1958, in Santa Monica, California. Patterson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1981, with the Oakland Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Patterson baseball stats page.

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Mike Patterson



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Birth Name:   Michael Lee Patterson
Nickname:   Mike
Born On:   01-26-1958  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santa Monica, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dorsey High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-15-1981 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-03-1982
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Mike Patterson Pitching Stats

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Mike Patterson Hitting Stats

1981 23 Athletics 12 23 4 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 .348 .400 .478
1981 23 Yankees 4 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667
1982 24 Yankees 11 16 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 .188 .278 .438
2 Years 27 48 9 13 2 3 1 0 2 4 1 11 0 0 0 0 .271 .327 .500

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Mike Patterson Fielding Stats

1981 Yankees LF 3 1 60 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1981 Athletics LF 2 2 54 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1981 Athletics RF 2 1 33 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1981 Yankees RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1982 Yankees CF 7 2 105 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1982 Yankees LF 2 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1982 Yankees RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
LF Totals 7 3 129 9 1.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
CF Totals 7 2 105 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
RF Totals 4 1 42 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
2 Years 18 6 276 17 0.9 17 17 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.66

Mike Patterson

Mike Patterson Miscellaneous Stats

1981 Athletics 0 1 .000 7 0 2 0.0 4.6 23.0 - - -
1981 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1982 Yankees 1 0 1.000 0 3 1 16.0 2.7 16.0 - - -
2 Years 1 1 .500 7 4 3 48.0 4.4 24.0 - - -

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Mike Patterson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1981 Oakland Athletics 47 $32,500.00 - -
1981 New York Yankees 56 $32,500.00 - -
1982 New York Yankees 18, 56 $33,500.00 - -

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