How Keith Atherton's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Keith Atherton totaled 158 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1986, posting 36, well above the relief pitcher average of 16.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 13, below the relief pitcher average of 15.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 29 in 1987 to 13 in 1988 and 14 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 13 to 36 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Keith Atherton Lifetime Games Finished

Stats similar to Games Finished for Keith Atherton
Keith Atherton
Games Finished
Career158
Season Avg.22.57
162 Game Avg.74.84
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Keith Atherton Games Finished Per Season

Keith Atherton's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Keith Atherton Games Finished per season line chart

Keith Atherton Games Finished by Team

Keith Atherton's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Keith Atherton career Games Finished by team bar chart

Keith Atherton Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Keith Atherton's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Keith Atherton Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Keith Atherton Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Keith Atherton's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Keith Atherton Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Keith Atherton Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Keith Atherton's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Keith Atherton Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table