Zeb Eaton vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Zeb Eaton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Zeb Eaton 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 4.43 and 1.667 for Zeb Eaton. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zeb Eaton and Marty Pattin

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.43
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
8.74
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
39.91
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
33.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7732
34.13
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Zeb Eaton and Marty Pattin

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zeb Eaton and Marty Pattin

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
55.6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
223.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
49.1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.92
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA