Keith Atherton vs. Lefty Tyler — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Tyler
Lost GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Tyler 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. Lefty Tyler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Lefty Tyler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Tyler

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.04
82.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6690
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
8.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
3.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
4.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9222
37.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
3.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8326
33.6
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Tyler

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
5.43
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
273.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
170.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
553.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
31.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
754.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
723.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
25.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Lefty Tyler

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
237.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
529.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
115.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
91.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
20.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.73
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.78
44.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
144.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
164.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
51.72
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
94.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.3
48.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
48.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
87.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA