Keith Atherton vs. Jack McMahan — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack McMahan
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack McMahan 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 5.04 and 1.693 for Jack McMahan. 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 Jack McMahan

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
10.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
41.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.88
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
36.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack McMahan

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jack McMahan

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1360
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.59
-63.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA