Kevin King vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Kevin King
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin King 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 7.34 and 2.054 for Kevin King. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin King and Marty Pattin

Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
44.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
34.92
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.02
44.02
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Kevin King and Marty Pattin

Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin King and Marty Pattin

Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
600
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
534.29
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA