Joel Davis vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis 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. Joel Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Joel Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Dave Patterson

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.91
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.56
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.03
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.74
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
35.03
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Dave Patterson

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.84
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.6
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.45
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Dave Patterson

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.06
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-21.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0