Joe Paterson vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Joe Paterson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Paterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 6.25 and 1.686 for Joe Paterson. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Paterson and Al Sima

Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
43.96
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.89
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
36.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Paterson and Al Sima

Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.42
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Paterson and Al Sima

Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
600
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0