Keith Atherton vs. Jake Boultes — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Boultes
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Boultes 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. Jake Boultes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Jake Boultes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jake Boultes

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
222.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
37.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
34.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jake Boultes

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.255
2.255
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jake Boultes

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
48
285.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
546.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
77.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
71.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
16.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
83.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
106.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
8.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
154.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100