Keith Atherton vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 68), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 87). Role difference aside, Mike Mussina holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike Mussina

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460
8.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13576
34.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike Mussina

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Mike Mussina

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
5966.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
577.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA