Jim Archer vs. Keith Atherton — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Keith Atherton

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Keith Atherton

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Keith Atherton

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA