Casey Patten vs. Steve Wilson — Career Comparison

Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Wilson
Baby BoomersCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Patten built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.4 and 1.454 for Steve Wilson. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Patten and Steve Wilson

Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.46
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.56
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.07
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.39
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
6.57
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
38.94
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.71
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1327
34.58
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Casey Patten and Steve Wilson

Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.12
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.64
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.49
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Patten and Steve Wilson

Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
1765.71
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
550.37
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
69.63
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
62.96
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
15.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
80.74
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
100
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
32.59
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
25.19
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
56.3
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
4.22
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
8.26
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
23.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
204
151.11
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
3.97
3.97
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.26
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA