Keith Atherton vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Keith Atherton across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 68), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 87). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob James

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob James

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob James

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
428.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA