Keith Atherton vs. Al Orth — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Orth
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Orth 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. Al Orth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Al Orth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Orth

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.91
51.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
3.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10064
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3354.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3564
9.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
1.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.54
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
4.57
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13093
35.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.12
37.12

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Orth

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11742
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
994
2.29
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
3.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
3.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Orth

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
202.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1698
570.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
155.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
121.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187.71
63.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
208.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
175.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
61.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
61.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
119.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213.88
71.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100