Alex Ferson vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson 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 4.37 and 1.561 for Alex Ferson. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Marty Pattin

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.99
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.16
47.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Marty Pattin

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.99
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.8
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Marty Pattin

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
71.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.37
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
89.82
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA