Ed Lagger vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Ed Lagger
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Lagger 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 11 and 2.278 for Ed Lagger. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Lagger and Marty Pattin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
13.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
47.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.278
2.278
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.5
47.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Lagger and Marty Pattin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.375
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Lagger and Marty Pattin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
800
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA