Joe McGinnity vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 2.66 and 1.188 for Joe McGinnity. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Scott Patterson

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
2.66
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Scott Patterson

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Scott Patterson

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA