[Big Six]

Here are the key statistics from Pat's 1909 season. His rank among the American League leaders is shown in parentheses after the statistic.

G: 146
AB: 550
R: 84 (T-3rd)
H: 167 (7th)
2B: 30 (1st)
3B: 32 (2nd)
HR: 2
RBI: 54
BB: 69 (2nd)
K: 63 (6th)
SB: 36
CS: 6

AVG: .304 (7th)
OBP: .380 (3rd)
SLG: .485 (1st)
OPS: .866 (1st)

Pat also led the league in total bases with 267, in extra base hits with 64, and in Runs Created with 104.3. As you can see, he's emerged as a real offensive force at the age of 22.


Defensively, at second base:

G: 142
PO: 304
A: 528
DP: 90
E: 11 (fewest among regular 2B)

FA: .987 (1st)

He also appeared in two games at shortstop, handling four chances cleanly.

For some reason, the Slick Fielder Award voters don't seem to like him. The award was given to Frank Isbell of the White Sox. Here are Isbell's totals for the season:

G: 138
PO: 347
A: 596
DP: 106
E: 31
FA: .968 (2nd)

I guess the voters are impressed with the number of plays Isbell makes and the number of double plays he turns. However, the Red Sox pitchers allowed fewer baserunners than any other team in the American League, which cuts down on O'Farrell's chances to turn two. And their pitchers struck out a higher percentage of batters than Chicago's did by a large margin, which means, of course, fewer balls are hit anywhere by batters facing Boston.