Pat Borders
[edit] Biography
Pat Borders (Patrick Lance Borders) was born on May 14, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1988 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1988, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI. Borders played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Pat Borders's best season was 1992, when he knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 154
| 15
| 42
| 5
| 21
| .273
| .285
| .448
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 94
| 241
| 22
| 62
| 3
| 29
| .257
| .290
| .349
| 11
| 1
| 11
| 45
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 7
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 125
| 346
| 36
| 99
| 15
| 49
| .286
| .319
| .497
| 24
| 2
| 18
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 105
| 291
| 22
| 71
| 5
| 36
| .244
| .271
| .354
| 17
| 0
| 11
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 138
| 480
| 47
| 116
| 13
| 53
| .242
| .290
| .385
| 26
| 2
| 33
| 75
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 11
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 138
| 488
| 38
| 124
| 9
| 55
| .254
| .285
| .371
| 30
| 0
| 20
| 66
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 18
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 85
| 295
| 24
| 73
| 3
| 26
| .247
| .284
| .329
| 13
| 1
| 15
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 52
| 143
| 14
| 33
| 4
| 13
| .231
| .267
| .385
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 11
| 35
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .114
| .162
| .114
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 63
| 178
| 15
| 37
| 4
| 13
| .208
| .246
| .331
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 26
| 69
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 4
| .319
| .329
| .362
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 94
| 6
| 26
| 3
| 6
| .277
| .313
| .383
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 57
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 8
| .228
| .267
| .386
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 76
| 220
| 15
| 61
| 5
| 18
| .277
| .306
| .377
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 50
| 151
| 12
| 39
| 5
| 14
| .258
| .296
| .384
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 159
| 17
| 47
| 4
| 15
| .296
| .341
| .428
| 7
| 1
| 9
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 54
| 160
| 12
| 38
| 0
| 6
| .237
| .289
| .275
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .214
| .267
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .300
| .300
| .400
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TOT
| A
| 12
| 34
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 6
| .265
| .286
| .412
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 12
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .200
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| SEA
| A
| 19
| 53
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .189
| .204
| .283
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| MIN
| A
| 19
| 42
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .286
| .302
| .381
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TOT
| A
| 38
| 95
| 9
| 22
| 1
| 10
| .232
| .247
| .326
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2005
| SEA
| A
| 39
| 117
| 12
| 23
| 1
| 7
| .197
| .228
| .265
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 37
| 104
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 4
| .250
| .271
| .279
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1062
| 3178
| 285
| 805
| 69
| 342
| .253
| .288
| .378
| 165
| 12
| 152
| 536
| 12
| 30
| 9
| 12
| 91
|
| Total
|
|
| 1099
| 3282
| 289
| 831
| 69
| 346
| .253
| .288
| .375
| 168
| 12
| 155
| 557
| 12
| 31
| 9
| 13
| 94
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 4.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| C
| 43
| 33
| 305.1
| 205
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 17
| 1
| .973
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| C
| 67
| 44
| 432
| 261
| 27
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 38
| 21
| 3
| .980
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| C
| 115
| 83
| 799.2
| 515
| 46
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 54
| 40
| 2
| .993
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| C
| 102
| 71
| 700.2
| 505
| 48
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 50
| 28
| 0
| .993
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| C
| 137
| 132
| 1160.2
| 784
| 88
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 116
| 51
| 2
| .991
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| C
| 138
| 134
| 1182
| 869
| 80
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 108
| 53
| 1
| .986
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| C
| 85
| 81
| 713
| 583
| 60
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 67
| 33
| 1
| .988
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| C
| 45
| 35
| 324.1
| 182
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| C
| 11
| 10
| 83.1
| 70
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| .987
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| C
| 56
| 45
| 407.2
| 252
| 23
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 18
| 16
| 0
| .996
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| C
| 17
| 15
| 137
| 116
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| .984
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| C
| 30
| 24
| 220.2
| 144
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 9
| 0
| .982
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CAL
| A
| C
| 19
| 14
| 139.2
| 111
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 0
| .984
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| C
| 66
| 53
| 497.1
| 371
| 39
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 20
| 0
| .983
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| C
| 49
| 38
| 360.1
| 255
| 30
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 14
| 0
| .983
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| C
| 53
| 45
| 399.2
| 312
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 36
| 14
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| C
| 53
| 42
| 399.1
| 283
| 19
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 13
| 0
| .974
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| C
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1999
| TOT
| A
| C
| 8
| 6
| 55
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| .955
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| C
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .923
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| C
| 7
| 4
| 36
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| SEA
| A
| C
| 19
| 17
| 138
| 121
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .992
|
| 2004
| MIN
| A
| C
| 19
| 14
| 120.2
| 82
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 0
| .968
|
| 2004
| TOT
| A
| C
| 38
| 31
| 258.2
| 203
| 18
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 12
| 0
| .982
|
| 2005
| SEA
| A
| C
| 39
| 37
| 313
| 174
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 25
| 10
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 12.2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1014
| 842
| 7683
| 5397
| 503
| 74
| 52
| 0
| 73
| 633
| 333
| 10
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 4.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 37
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 14, 1982).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 10, 1995).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later (August 11, 1995); Kansas City Royals received Rick Huisman (August 17, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1995).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 14, 1996).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels in exchange for Ben VanRyn (June 15, 1996).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Robert Ellis (July 27, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1996).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 12, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 16, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1998).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 26, 1999).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (August 31, 1999).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (August 31, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1999).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 27, 2000).
- Sold by Tampa Bay Devil Rays to Seattle Mariners (August 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 2001).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (February 2, 2002).
- Released by Texas Rangers (April 2, 2002).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 8, 2002).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 2002).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 7, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2003).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 15, 2003).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Minnesota Twins in exchange for B.J. Garbe (August 31, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (November 17, 2004).
- Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Seattle Mariners (May 19, 2005).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (July 29, 2005).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 1, 2006).
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