Jim Fairbank vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Jim Fairbank
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Fairbank 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 5.49 and 1.878 for Jim Fairbank. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Fairbank and Marty Pattin

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.54
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
11.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.41
11.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.51
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
42.8
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
36.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Fairbank and Marty Pattin

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.54
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Fairbank and Marty Pattin

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
4.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-22.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA