Al Grunwald vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Al Grunwald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Grunwald 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 6.63 and 2.316 for Al Grunwald. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grunwald and Marty Pattin

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
46.42
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.42
46.42
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Al Grunwald and Marty Pattin

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.93
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grunwald and Marty Pattin

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
825
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
43.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA