Pat Paige vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Paige built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Paige and Mike Venafro

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
38.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Pat Paige and Mike Venafro

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Paige and Mike Venafro

Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA