Ron Blackburn vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blackburn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Ron Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blackburn and Marty Pattin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Marty Pattin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Marty Pattin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA