Bobo Newsom vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobo Newsom 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 3.98 and 1.463 for Bobo Newsom. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobo Newsom and Scott Patterson

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.51
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.53
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
3.98
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
9.02
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.49
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
4.15
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
4.98
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16467
39.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
4.57
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14674
35.13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Bobo Newsom and Scott Patterson

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobo Newsom and Scott Patterson

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
253.57
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1441
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
556.7
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
266
110.76
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA