Tommy Hughes vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Dave Patterson

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
9.13
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
39.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.64
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
35.03
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Dave Patterson

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Dave Patterson

Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
8.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.23
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
82.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-7.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0