Dave Patterson vs. Mike Paul — Career Comparison

Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Paul built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Paul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Mike Paul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Patterson and Mike Paul

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.53
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.52
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.77
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.057
1.057
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2397
34.37
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Dave Patterson and Mike Paul

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.09
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.96
95.96
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Patterson and Mike Paul

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
858.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
555
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
52.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
10.45
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.91
-7.15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
56
210
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.25
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA