Keith Atherton vs. Bobo Newsom — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bobo Newsom 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. Bobo Newsom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Bobo Newsom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Bobo Newsom

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
3.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
9.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
4.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
4.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16467
39.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
4.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14674
35.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bobo Newsom

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bobo Newsom

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1337
556.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
110.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50