Ken Patterson vs. Adam Peterson — Career Comparison

Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Peterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adam Peterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.46 and 1.516 for Adam Peterson. By the career numbers, Ken Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Patterson and Adam Peterson

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.88
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.46
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
9.7
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.77
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.18
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.35
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
38.87
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
39.6
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.98
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.95
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Patterson and Adam Peterson

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.45
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.42
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.28
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.564
0.564
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Patterson and Adam Peterson

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
1462.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
487.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
1.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-27.51
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA