Buck O'Brien vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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 2.63 and 1.273 for Buck O'Brien. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck O'Brien and Scott Patterson

Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.63
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
8.15
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.58
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
32.73
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Scott Patterson

Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Scott Patterson

Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
244.59
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA