Keith Atherton vs. Jim Lewis — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lewis
UnknownThrows LeftPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jim Lewis 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 5.79 and 1.482 for Jim Lewis. 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 Jim Lewis

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
40.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.89
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jim Lewis

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jim Lewis

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
41.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
38.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA