Michael Lorenzen vs. Troy Patton — Career Comparison

Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Patton
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Patton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Patton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 87). Role difference aside, Troy Patton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Troy Patton

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.2
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.29
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
7.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
37.22
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.7
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.41
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
34.08
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Troy Patton

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.12
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Troy Patton

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
22650
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
126.53
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA