Eric Patterson
| 25-year-old Second baseman |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: April 8, 1983 |
| Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 8 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 22 | A | Peoria | 503 | 432 | 90 | 144 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 53 | 94 | .333 | .405 | .535 | 940 |
| 2005 | 22 | AA | West Tennessee | 37 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .200 | .324 | .267 | 591 |
| 2006 | 23 | AA | West Tenn | 503 | 445 | 66 | 116 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 44 | 90 | .261 | .321 | .404 | 725 |
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 76 | 67 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | .358 | .395 | .493 | 888 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 579 | 512 | 93 | 152 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 84 | .297 | .359 | .457 | 816 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 213 | 197 | 32 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 45 | .325 | .362 | .523 | 885 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 44 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | .237 | .318 | .342 | 660 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 22 | A | Peoria | 503 | 432 | .202 | 10.6% | 18.8% | .403 | .400 | ||||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | West Tennessee | 37 | 30 | .067 | 16.2% | 18.9% | .261 | .281 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | West Tenn | 503 | 445 | .143 | 9.1% | 17.9% | .311 | 48% | 16% | .313 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 76 | 67 | .135 | 7.9% | 11.8% | .393 | 55% | 18% | .382 | ||
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 579 | 512 | .160 | 9.5% | 14.5% | .333 | 42% | 20% | .351 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 213 | 197 | .198 | 5.6% | 21.1% | .397 | 49% | 15% | .377 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 44 | 38 | .105 | 11.4% | 27.3% | .320 | 37% | 22% | .298 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Patterson: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Chi Cubs | 2008: Iowa | 2007: Chi Cubs
| Split Statistics with Chi Cubs in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| June | 36 | 30 | .133 | 1 | 13.9% | 22.2% | .381 | 35% | 26% | .300 | .389 | .433 | .364 |
| HOME | 35 | 30 | .133 | 1 | 11.4% | 22.9% | .333 | 39% | 17% | .267 | .343 | .400 | .328 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 5 | AAA | @ Oklahoma | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 4 | AAA | @ Oklahoma | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2 | MLB | @ San Francisco | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | MLB | @ San Francisco | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 27 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | LF-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 26 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | LF-CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 25 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| June 24 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 22 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| June 21 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | LF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
June 2008
View From The Bleachers: Eric Patterson in LF, Jim Edmonds hurting, Jeff Samardzija PromotedI decided to comment on some of the things I’ve noticed about the team over the last few days.
Des Moines Register: Iowa Cubs: Patterson lifts I-Cubs to seventh straight win
April 2008
MVN: The Transaction Guy: Cubs Promote Murton, Demote Pattersoncom reports that the Cubs have demoted Eric Patterson to AAA Iowa and called up outfielder Matt Murton.
MVN: The Transaction Guy: Cubs place Soriano on DL, recall Patterson
Alfonso Soriano’s strategy to catching a flyball is, to say the least, odd.