Danny Patterson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Danny Patterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Danny Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Patterson and Roy Witherup

Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
9.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
38.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
34.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Danny Patterson and Roy Witherup

Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Patterson and Roy Witherup

Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
210000
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA