Rich Gossage vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 94). Marty Pattin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rich Gossage.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Marty Pattin

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
8.53
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8501
37.53
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7732
34.13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Marty Pattin

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Marty Pattin

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.92
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA