Keith Atherton vs. Gary Lucas — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Gary Lucas a clear advantage over Keith Atherton across the core pitching metrics. Gary Lucas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 87). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 106). Gary Lucas was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Gary Lucas

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
5.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.51
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Gary Lucas

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.384
0.384
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Gary Lucas

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
2610.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
4.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
57.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.53
-16.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
204.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA