Eric Milton vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Milton 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 4.99 and 1.347 for Eric Milton. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Milton and Scott Patterson

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
4.99
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.52
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
6.41
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
935
5.32
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6250
35.55
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Eric Milton and Scott Patterson

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.82
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.09
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Milton and Scott Patterson

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
693.28
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
516.81
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
90.76
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.47
28.92
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
123.53
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
118.49
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
85.71
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
25.4
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
226.89
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA