Hank LaManna vs. Roy Patterson — Career Comparison

Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Patterson
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Patterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.172 compared to 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. By the career numbers, Roy Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank LaManna and Roy Patterson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.53
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.23
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
8.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.91
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5519
36.39
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
34.77
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5208
34.34
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Hank LaManna and Roy Patterson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.21
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4095
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.85
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.49
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.34
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.66
95.66
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.755
2.755
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank LaManna and Roy Patterson

Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
205.59
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
553.07
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
86.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.82
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
45.07
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.4
19.44
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
99.44
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
108.38
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
49.16
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.4
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
80.45
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.14
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.26
13.69
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
96.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.58
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100