Keith Atherton vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack Matchett

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
9.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
39.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.73
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
35.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack Matchett

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack Matchett

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
562.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA