Keith Atherton vs. Sandy McDougal — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sandy McDougal
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sandy McDougal 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. Sandy McDougal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Sandy McDougal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Sandy McDougal

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
36.82
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
33.61
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Sandy McDougal

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Sandy McDougal

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sandy McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA