Dick Lines vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lines and Marty Pattin

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
8.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8501
37.53
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
34.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Lines and Marty Pattin

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lines and Marty Pattin

Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
534.29
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
48.41
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA