Frank Knauss vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Frank Knauss
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Knauss as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Knauss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Frank Knauss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Knauss and Marty Pattin

Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.99
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.16
47.16
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
7.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
8.53
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.57
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.8
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349
38.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
34.07
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7732
34.13
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Frank Knauss and Marty Pattin

Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.69
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.74
89.74
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.591
1.591
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Knauss and Marty Pattin

Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
44
194.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
534.29
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
114.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
101.47
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
55.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
180.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
88.24
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
150
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
61.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.33
45.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA