Denny Driscoll vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Marty Pattin

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.99
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.16
47.16
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9.87
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Marty Pattin

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Marty Pattin

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
347
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
97.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.28
22.7
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
116.24
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
70.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
17.92
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA