Tricky Nichols vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Tricky Nichols
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tricky Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tricky Nichols posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.04 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.62 and 1.281 for Marty Pattin. By the career numbers, Tricky Nichols had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tricky Nichols and Marty Pattin

Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.99
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.72
27.72
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.16
47.16
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.92
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.04
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
3.62
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2643
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
10.68
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.93
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.78
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3941
40.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
6.86
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3850
39.33
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Tricky Nichols and Marty Pattin

Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.15
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.54
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.96
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.21
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.08
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.75
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.22
85.22
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.281
2.281
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tricky Nichols and Marty Pattin

Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
125
158.9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
600
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
347
600
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
584.75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
99.15
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
85.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
30
51.87
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.9
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.08
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.98
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.38
23.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.01
13.84
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
118.22
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
86.46
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
114.41
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
50.85
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.34
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
71.19
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
19.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-2.43
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.32
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.48
17.48
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.36
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tricky Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA