Keith Atherton vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Keith Atherton and Tim Birtsas are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for Keith Atherton and 92 for Tim Birtsas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Tim Birtsas gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Tim Birtsas

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Tim Birtsas

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Tim Birtsas

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
138
3942.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-10.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA