Keith Atherton vs. Booker McDaniel — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Booker McDaniel
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Booker McDaniel 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. Booker McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Booker McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Booker McDaniel

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.48
46.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
7.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
34.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Booker McDaniel

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Booker McDaniel

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
77
288.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
577.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
48.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
52.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
198.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
112.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
55.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Booker McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100