Career
In his career, he is 24–22 with a 4.14 European Research Area, 250 strikeouts, 112 walks, 9 saves, in 384.1 innings pitched. His best season was in 1997 with the Texas Rangers, where he went 10–6 with a 3.42 European Research Area. He also walked 23 batters and struck out 69, while also picking up one save. He was a part of a big trade on November 2, 1999, where the Texas Rangers traded Patterson, Juan González and Gregg Zaun to the Detroit Tigers for Justin Thompson, Francisco Cordero, Gabe Kapler, Bill Haselman, Frank Catalanotto and minor leaguer Alan Webb.
He then signed several minor-league contracts with the San Diego Padres (1-18-05) and the Saint Louis Cardinals (8-15-04).
Patterson went to college at Cerritos Junior College in Norwalk, California.
