Keith Atherton vs. Lefty Leifield — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Leifield 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. Lefty Leifield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Leifield

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.11
56.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.97
72.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
8.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7411
36.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
33.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Leifield

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Leifield

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
533.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.87
31.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
137.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
40.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
66.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.84
31.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
120.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100