Nelson Greene vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Nelson Greene
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Greene 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 8.71 and 2.194 for Nelson Greene. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Greene and Marty Pattin

Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.71
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
17.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.13
17.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
46.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.87
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.194
2.194
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
43.55
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.16
46.16
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Nelson Greene and Marty Pattin

Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Greene and Marty Pattin

Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1125
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
42.56
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Nelson Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA