Bruce Howard vs. Bob Patterson — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Patterson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Patterson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 98). Bruce Howard held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Patterson.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Patterson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.37
49.37
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
9.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.04
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
37.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
4.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
34.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Patterson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Bob Patterson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
5160
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
516.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
221.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA