Stan Ferens vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens 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 4.18 and 1.497 for Stan Ferens. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Marty Pattin

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.18
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
39.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Marty Pattin

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Marty Pattin

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
53
636
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.92
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA