Bio
Full name: Donald Corey Patterson
Age: 23 (Aug. 13, 1979)
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Birthplace: Atlanta
Residence: Kennesaw, Ga.
Turned pro: 1999
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left. Throws: Right
How acquired: Drafted in the first round of the 1998 draft, third overall
Contract status: Signed through 2002
Personal: Single . . . Father, Don, was a defensive back for Detroit (1979) and the Giants (1980).
Statistics
CATEGORY 2002 CAREER
Average .257 .245
On base .287 .280
Slugging .399 .384
At-bats 561 734
Runs 68 103
Hits 144 180
Doubles 28 32
Triples 5 5
Home runs 14 20
Runs batted in 54 70
Walks 18 27
Strikeouts 131 178
Stolen Bases 17 22
Caught Stealing 3 4
Errors 3 6
Through Monday
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Numbers
.528
Patterson’s batting average for Harrison High School his senior season when the team won a state title. He added 81 runs, 22 homers, 61 RBIs and 38 steals.
17
Number of triples he hit in his first pro season at Class-A Lansing to lead the league. He also led in slugging (..592) and extra-base hits (72).
.366
His average in 10 postseason games at Double-A West Tenn in 2000. He had eight extra-base hits, including two home runs, and drove in five.
Did you know . . .
That Patterson’s second major league home run came at Wrigley Field on Sept. 24, 2000, and was an inside-the-park job off of then-Cardinals pitcher and current Cubs teammate Alan Benes?
