Kyle Farnsworth vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Casey Patten

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
4.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Casey Patten

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Casey Patten

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
550.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
69.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
62.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
80.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
25.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100