Keith Atherton vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Lou Lucier

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Lou Lucier

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Lou Lucier

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
25.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
29.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA