Keith Atherton vs. Bob Locker — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Locker a clear advantage over Keith Atherton across the core pitching metrics. Bob Locker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 97). Bob Locker was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob Locker

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
7.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
5.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
37.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.51
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3313
33.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob Locker

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bob Locker

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
3291.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
542.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
7.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.64
-15.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
348.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100