Phil Knell vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth 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 Phil Knell 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 4.05 and 1.503 for Phil Knell. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Knell and Marty Pattin

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.99
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.16
47.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.05
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
9.16
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Marty Pattin

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Marty Pattin

Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
347
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
107.74
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.02
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.2
33.46
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
141.9
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
130.51
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
55.18
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
34.58
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.97
32.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA