Keith Atherton vs. Jonathon Niese — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jonathon Niese
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jonathon Niese 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. Jonathon Niese led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 97). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 107). Role difference aside, Jonathon Niese holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Jonathon Niese

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.36
50.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
4.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1279
9.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.99
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
4.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
35.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Jonathon Niese

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Jonathon Niese

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
216
313.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
504.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.92
21.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
88.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
126.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
66.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.71
18.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
238.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA