Keith Atherton vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey 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 5.17 and 1.365 for Willie Cathey. By the career numbers, Keith Atherton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Willie Cathey

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Willie Cathey

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Willie Cathey

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
3.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-20.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA