Fred Anderson vs. Harry Patton — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Patton
Lost GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Patton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Patton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 2.86 and 1.175 for Fred Anderson. By the career numbers, Harry Patton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Harry Patton

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
2.86
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Harry Patton

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Harry Patton

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
321.43
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Patton
Career
Per 600 PA