Dave Patterson vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange 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. Lee Stange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Patterson and Lee Stange

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.41
50.41
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
5.31
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Dave Patterson and Lee Stange

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
2.66
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.1
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.638
0.638
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Patterson and Lee Stange

Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
583.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
494.59
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.92
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
7.12
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
42.16
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-8.25
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
51.89
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA