Keith Atherton vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 88). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 86). Role difference aside, Lance McCullers Jr. holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Lance McCullers Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Lance McCullers Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Lance McCullers Jr.

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
148
6342.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.78
-33.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA