Cy Ferry vs. Ken Patterson — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Ferry 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. Ken Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. By the career numbers, Ken Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Ken Patterson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.7
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.18
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
38.87
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Ken Patterson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Ken Patterson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA