Keith Atherton vs. Jon Lieber — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lieber
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lieber 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. Jon Lieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 111), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 87). Role difference aside, Jon Lieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jon Lieber

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
4.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
9.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
6.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
38.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8660
35.46
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jon Lieber

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
1.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6594
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jon Lieber

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
347.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
525.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
72.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
58.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.38
13.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
87.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
98.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
30.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
52.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
1.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
25.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
200.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lieber
Career
Per 600 PA