Keith Atherton vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Keith Atherton a clear advantage over Jose Mesa across the core pitching metrics. Keith Atherton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 87). Jose Mesa held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 68). Keith Atherton was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jose Mesa

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
9.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.78
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6804
39.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.51
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
4.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5972
34.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jose Mesa

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jose Mesa

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
153450
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
7.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA