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Pat Putnam
Patrick Edward Putnam

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 214 lb.
School University of South Alabama

Debut September 2, 1977
  vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 20, 1984
Born December 3, 1953 in Bethel, VT

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 23 TEX AL  11   26    3    8   4  0   0    3   0  1   1   4  .308  .333  .462  114   12   0   0   1   0   1
 1978 24 TEX AL  20   46    4    7   1  0   1    2   0  0   2   5  .152  .188  .239   20   11   1   0   1   0   0
 1979 25 TEX AL 139  426   57  118  19  2  18   64   1  6  23  50  .277  .319  .458  108  195   4   6   6   6  12 RoY-4
 1980 26 TEX AL 147  410   42  108  16  2  13   55   0  2  36  49  .263  .319  .407  101  167   3   5   6   0  13
 1981 27 TEX AL  95  297   33   79  17  2   8   35   4  2  17  38  .266  .304  .418  112  124   1   2   3   0   4
 1982 28 TEX AL  43  122   14   28   8  0   2    9   0  2  10  18  .230  .293  .344   79   42   0   0   1   1   3
 1983 29 SEA AL 144  469   58  126  23  2  19   67   2  1  39  57  .269  .326  .448  108  210   1   5   8   3  12
 1984 30 TOT AL  78  193   12   34   7  0   2   20   3  0  16  39  .176  .236  .244   34   47   0   3   1   0   5
         SEA AL  64  155   11   31   6  0   2   16   3  0  12  27  .200  .254  .277   49   43   0   2   1   0   5
         MIN AL  14   38    1    3   1  0   0    4   0  0   4  12  .079  .163  .105  -25    4   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      677 1989  223  508  95  8  63  255  10 14 144 260  .255  .306  .406   96  808  10  21  27  10  50
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        476   53  122  23  2  15   61   2  3  34  62  .255  .306  .406   96  193   2   5   6   2  12
 Career High    147  469   58  126  23  2  19   67   4  6  39  57  .277  .326  .458  112  210   4   6   8   6  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 23 TEX AL   27   20    3   4.0   101| .308  .267| .333  .331| .462  .407| .795  .738| 114  .435   0.6   0.1   0%
 1978 24 TEX AL   49   40    2   1.3    94| .152  .261| .188  .326| .239  .385| .427  .711|  20  .105  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1979 25 TEX AL  465  336   57   4.5   101| .277  .268| .319  .333| .458  .407| .777  .740| 108  .481   3.7   0.4  14%
 1980 26 TEX AL  454  325   51   4.2    96| .263  .266| .319  .327| .407  .394| .726  .721| 101  .462   0.3   0.0   0%
 1981 27 TEX AL  317  227   37   4.4    84| .266  .249| .304  .313| .418  .362| .722  .675| 112  .531   3.8   0.4  66%
 1982 28 TEX AL  133   99   11   3.0    94| .230  .258| .293  .321| .344  .393| .637  .715|  79  .313  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1983 29 SEA AL  517  362   67   5.0   101| .269  .270| .326  .333| .448  .408| .774  .740| 108  .539   4.1   0.4  66%
 1984 30 TOT AL  212  167   12   1.9    96| .176  .263| .236  .325| .244  .396| .480  .722|  34  .174 -17.2  -1.8 100%
         SEA AL  169  131   11   2.2    95| .200  .261| .254  .324| .277  .394| .531  .718|  49  .218 -10.6  -1.1 100%
         MIN AL   43   36    1   0.8   100| .079  .268| .163  .331| .105  .405| .268  .736| -25  .036  -6.6  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2174 1576  240   4.1    96| .255  .264| .306  .327| .406  .395| .712  .722|  96  .453 -13.2  -1.3  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 23 TEX AL 1B 7 35 1 0 3 1.000 .989 5.14 8.79 9.00 10.03 4 36.0 DH 3 1978 24 TEX AL DH 12 1B 4 15 1 0 1 1.000 .994 4.00 8.75 12.00 10.05 1 12.0 1979 25 TEX AL 1B 96 832 62 5 65 .994 .992 9.31 8.85 10.43 10.08 89 771.3 DH 32 1980 26 TEX AL 1B 137 979 80 9 107 .992 .992 7.73 7.30 9.97 9.41 102 956.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1981 27 TEX AL 1B 94 769 64 6 65 .993 .993 8.86 8.57 10.77 10.06 76 696.0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.00 1.64 2.37 2 11.0 OF 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 0.67 2.17 1.38 2.49 2 13.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1982 28 TEX AL 1B 39 285 24 3 26 .990 .992 7.92 8.51 9.93 9.85 31 280.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1983 29 SEA AL 1B 125 1067 85 7 105 .994 .992 9.22 8.00 10.25 8.90 116 1011.3 DH 11 1984 30 TOT AL DH 41 SEA AL DH 30 LF 13 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.08 1.80 2.07 2.27 9 61.0 1B 6 32 6 1 7 .974 .992 6.33 8.25 7.60 9.76 6 45.0 MIN AL DH 11
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 23 TEX AL 1B 7 35 1 0 3 1.000 .989 5.14 8.79 9.00 10.03 4 36.0 1978 24 TEX AL 1B 4 15 1 0 1 1.000 .994 4.00 8.75 12.00 10.05 1 12.0 1979 25 TEX AL 1B 96 832 62 5 65 .994 .992 9.31 8.85 10.43 10.08 89 771.3 1980 26 TEX AL 1B 137 979 80 9 107 .992 .992 7.73 7.30 9.97 9.41 102 956.0 1981 27 TEX AL 1B 94 769 64 6 65 .993 .993 8.86 8.57 10.77 10.06 76 696.0 1982 28 TEX AL 1B 39 285 24 3 26 .990 .992 7.92 8.51 9.93 9.85 31 280.0 1983 29 SEA AL 1B 125 1067 85 7 105 .994 .992 9.22 8.00 10.25 8.90 116 1011.3 1984 30 SEA AL 1B 6 32 6 1 7 .974 .992 6.33 8.25 7.60 9.76 6 45.0 1980 26 TEX AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1982 28 TEX AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1977 23 TEX AL DH 3 1978 24 TEX AL DH 12 1979 25 TEX AL DH 32 1980 26 TEX AL DH 1 1983 29 SEA AL DH 11 1984 30 TOT AL DH 41 SEA AL DH 30 MIN AL DH 11 1981 27 TEX AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.00 1.64 2.37 2 11.0 1982 28 TEX AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1984 30 SEA AL LF 13 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.08 1.80 2.07 2.27 9 61.0 1981 27 TEX AL OF 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 0.67 2.17 1.38 2.49 2 13.0 1982 28 TEX AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.20 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1984 30 SEA AL OF 13 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.08 2.17 2.07 2.51 9 61.0 1981 27 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 508 4014 323 31 379 .993 .992 8.54 8.14 10.25 9.57 425 3807.7 DH 100 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 17 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.06 1.84 2.19 2.29 11 74.0 OF* 17 18 0 1 0 .947 .989 1.06 2.17 2.13 2.50 11 76.0 17 0 1# 3B* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.65 0 1.7 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 527 4032 323 32 379 .993 .992 8.26 7.92 10.09 9.43 436 3885
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1979 AL-6-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 21, 1982: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Seattle Mariners for Ron Musselman.

August 29, 1984: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Carson Carroll (minors) (October 22, 1984) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

February 7, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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