Keith Atherton vs. Dave LaPoint — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 85). Dave LaPoint held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Keith Atherton.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Dave LaPoint

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Dave LaPoint

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Dave LaPoint

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
294
588
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
6.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.2
-8.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA