Ken Patterson vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Venafro a clear advantage over Ken Patterson across the core pitching metrics. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 79). Ken Patterson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 67). Mike Venafro was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Patterson and Mike Venafro

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
38.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.76
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Ken Patterson and Mike Venafro

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Patterson and Mike Venafro

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA