Ed Albrecht vs. Keith Atherton — Career Comparison

Ed Albrecht
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Albrecht built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Atherton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.4 and 1.543 for Ed Albrecht. By the career numbers, Keith Atherton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Albrecht and Keith Atherton

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
40.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Ed Albrecht and Keith Atherton

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Albrecht and Keith Atherton

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-50
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA