Keith Atherton vs. Joe Landrum — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Landrum
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Landrum 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 5.64 and 1.545 for Joe Landrum. 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 Joe Landrum

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Landrum

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Landrum

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
400
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
5.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA