Steve Foster vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Steve Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foster and Marty Pattin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
8.53
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8501
37.53
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
4
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7732
34.13
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Marty Pattin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Marty Pattin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
534.29
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
48.41
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA