Joe Nelson vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Joe Nelson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nelson led in run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 123 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Marty Pattin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 80). Role difference aside, Joe Nelson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nelson and Marty Pattin

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.05
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
8.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
9.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
40.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.43
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.91
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.37
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
34.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Nelson and Marty Pattin

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nelson and Marty Pattin

Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
94200
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA