Keith Atherton vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny 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 4.66 and 1.580 for Danny 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 Danny Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.84
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
39.62
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.51
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Danny Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.89
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Danny Murphy

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
117
490.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
545.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
96.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
146.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.62
40.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
121.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA