Ray Fontenot vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Fontenot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Ray Fontenot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Patterson

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.03
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
10.05
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.77
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.94
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.61
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
35.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Patterson

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dave Patterson

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
1673.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
1.2
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-21.71
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0