Terry Francona vs. Corey Patterson — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Corey Patterson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Terry Francona and Corey Patterson are closely matched on the surface stats. Corey Patterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.694 vs .657) and slugging (.400 vs .351). Terry Francona had the advantage in on-base percentage (.306 vs .294). By the career numbers, Corey Patterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Terry Francona and Corey Patterson

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1230
164.18
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4495
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4171
556.75
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1050
140.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
93.57
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
74
24.32
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
26.3
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.54
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
15.75
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
46.59
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512.29
68.38
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
608
199.78
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1669
222.78
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
178.75
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
171.79
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
76.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
57.53
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
118
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513.55
68.55
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.14
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
27.5
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.94
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
933
124.54
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8.41
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.2
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.87
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
29.1
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
8.54
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
37.64
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.3
77.3

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Corey Patterson

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
1.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
0.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26842
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8947.1
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
2.35
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.03
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
2.43
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2381
2.4
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.67
98.67
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.072
2.072
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.02
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0