Brad Lidge vs. Gil Patterson — Career Comparison

Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Gil Patterson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gil Patterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.4 and 1.770 for Gil Patterson. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lidge and Gil Patterson

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.26
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.28
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.83
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.69
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
42.12
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.37
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Brad Lidge and Gil Patterson

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.24
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.97
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lidge and Gil Patterson

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA