Rapp was a student at Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana. After high school, Rapp attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Rapp\'s career through the Giants\' minor league system included stops at Pocatello, Idaho, Clinton, Iowa, San Jose, California, Shreveport, Louisiana, and Phoenix, Arizona before getting called up to the big leagues by the Giants in 1992 at the age of 24. Pat had 3 kids.\n', '

Rapp\'s major league debut was on July 10, 1992 as he pitched two scoreless innings against the Montreal Expos. He finished the season 0–2, with an ERA of 7.00 in ten innings pitched. On November 17, 1992 during the 1992 Major League Expansion Draft held for the newly minted Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies, Rapp was selected in the first round with the tenth overall pick by the Marlins. During the Marlins\' first season in 1993, Rapp went 4–6 with a 4.02 ERA in 94 innings. During the strike shortened 1994 season, Rapp compiled a record of 7–8 with a 3.85 ERA, two complete games and his first career shutout. On September 18, 1995 Rapp pitched a one hitter on the road against the Rockies as the Marlins won 17–0. The only hit given up by Rapp was a bloop single by Dante Bichette in the fourth inning. It was only the second shutout loss suffered by the Rockies in 1995. In 1995, Rapp had a record of 14–7 with an ERA of 3.44. He had a stretch where he went 11–2 after the All-Star break. \n', '

In November 1995, Rapp had a surgery for a herniated disc in his back, but made it to spring training in 1996. During the 1996 season, Rapp went 8–16 with an ERA of 5.10. Rapp\'s 16 losses led the National League, along with Frank Castillo of the Chicago Cubs. In 1997, Rapp returned after an offseason training regimen of throwing footballs to build arm strength. He threw a shutout against the Rockies early in April, his first shutout since 1995. After starting the season 4–6 with an ERA of 4.47, Rapp was traded to the team which first drafted him, the San Francisco Giants for minor league pitchers Brandon Leese and Bobby Rector. Rapp finished up the 1997 season with San Francisco with a 1–2 record and an ERA of 6.00. \n', '

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