Eric Knott vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott 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 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Marty Pattin

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Marty Pattin

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Marty Pattin

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA