Keith Atherton vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Lake

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Lake

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Lake

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100