Keith Atherton vs. Ed Lynch — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Lynch
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lynch 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. Ed Lynch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 111), home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87). Keith Atherton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ed Lynch.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Lynch

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
10.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4003
38.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3691
35.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Lynch

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Lynch

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
248
531.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
507.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
57.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
8.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
81.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-4.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
240
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
66.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA