Christian Bergman vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.698 compared to 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Dave Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Dave Patterson

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.26
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
10.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.53
10.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.43
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
39.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
5.72
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
36
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Dave Patterson

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.58
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Dave Patterson

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
1039.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
10.85
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.8
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0