Keith Atherton vs. Max Lanier — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Max Lanier 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. Max Lanier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Max Lanier

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
4.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Max Lanier

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Max Lanier

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA