Russ Meyer vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Scott Patterson

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Scott Patterson

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Scott Patterson

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA