Keith Atherton vs. Alex Meyer — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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 4.63 and 1.458 for Alex Meyer. 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 Alex Meyer

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
40.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Alex Meyer

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Alex Meyer

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA