Keith Atherton vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Christy Mathewson 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. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Christy Mathewson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Christy Mathewson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Christy Mathewson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24