Dick Lanahan vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lanahan 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 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lanahan and Marty Pattin

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Lanahan and Marty Pattin

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lanahan and Marty Pattin

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
730.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
547.83
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.92
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA