Keith Atherton vs. Jack Jenkins — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Jenkins
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Jenkins 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 4.73 and 1.763 for Jack Jenkins. 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 Jack Jenkins

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
34.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack Jenkins

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack Jenkins

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA