Keith Atherton vs. Gifford McDonald — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gifford McDonald
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Gifford McDonald 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 4.69 and 1.649 for Gifford McDonald. 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 Gifford McDonald

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.34
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
41.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
34.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Gifford McDonald

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Gifford McDonald

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
17.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
14.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA