Gil Patterson vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Gil Patterson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Gil Patterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gil Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.770 compared to 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. By the career numbers, Gil Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gil Patterson and Joe Wheeler

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
10.26
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.83
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
42.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.54
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.37
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Gil Patterson and Joe Wheeler

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.7
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.24
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.97
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gil Patterson and Joe Wheeler

Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.87
-52.13
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA