Mike Busby vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Busby 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 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Marty Pattin

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Marty Pattin

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.54
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Marty Pattin

Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA