Bruce Howard vs. Daryl Patterson — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Daryl Patterson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Daryl Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Daryl Patterson

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
8.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.94
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
39.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.481
1.481
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
34.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Daryl Patterson

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231.1
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.93
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Daryl Patterson

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
2302.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.46
-56.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
372.97
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.61
1.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Daryl Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daryl Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA