Bill Evans vs. Ken Patterson — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 3.88 and 1.486 for Ken Patterson. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Patterson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.88
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
38.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Patterson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317.2
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Patterson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-7.24
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA