John Bale vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and John Bale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 99). Role difference aside, John Bale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Marty Pattin

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.48
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.89
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
34.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Marty Pattin

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Marty Pattin

John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3847.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-14.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA