Ken Ash vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Pattin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Marty Pattin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Marty Pattin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Marty Pattin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA