Keith Atherton vs. Joe Martina — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Martina
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Martina 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. Keith Atherton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.67 and 1.476 for Joe Martina. By the career numbers, Keith Atherton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Martina

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
40.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
35.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Martina

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Joe Martina

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
25
319.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
548.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
76.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
204.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
88.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA