Bud Black vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Black 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. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Black and Dave Patterson

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.74
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
40.42
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
36
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Bud Black and Dave Patterson

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Black and Dave Patterson

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.74
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-21.71
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0