Keith Atherton vs. Bernard Fernández — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernard Fernández
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bernard Fernández 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 7.36 and 1.773 for Bernard Fernández. 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 Bernard Fernández

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
44.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
37.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bernard Fernández

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bernard Fernández

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.49
-32.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA