Danny Patterson vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Danny Patterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 104), home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 99). Mike Witt held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 74). Role difference aside, Danny Patterson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Patterson and Mike Witt

Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.56
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9.79
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
5.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
38.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
34.68
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Danny Patterson and Mike Witt

Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.73
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Patterson and Mike Witt

Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
210000
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA