Keith Atherton vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss 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. Mike LaCoss led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 97). Keith Atherton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike LaCoss.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike LaCoss

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.76
48.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.58
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike LaCoss

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike LaCoss

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
13.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA