Scott Atchison vs. Bud Black — Career Comparison

Scott Atchison
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Atchison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Atchison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.22 and 1.688 for Bud Black. By the career numbers, Scott Atchison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Atchison and Bud Black

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.63
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.22
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
8.49
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.91
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.31
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
6.57
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.987
0.987
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
37.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.58
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
33.98
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Scott Atchison and Bud Black

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.53
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
2.47
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.39
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Atchison and Bud Black

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
90000
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-32.77
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA