Keith Atherton vs. Charles Murphy — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Murphy
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Charles Murphy 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 9.26 and 1.843 for Charles Murphy. 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 Charles Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.96
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.96
11.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
47.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
41.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Charles Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Charles Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charles Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA