Casey Patten vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Casey Patten built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.36 and 1.315 for Casey Patten. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Patten and Dave Smith

Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8622
37.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
4.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Casey Patten and Dave Smith

Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Patten and Dave Smith

Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
550.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
69.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
62.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
80.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
23.7
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.26
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA