Gil Patterson vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Gil Patterson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Gil Patterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.4 and 1.770 for Gil Patterson. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gil Patterson and Fred Smith

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.83
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
42.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Gil Patterson and Fred Smith

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
2.67
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.5
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gil Patterson and Fred Smith

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
168.89
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100