Keith Atherton vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach 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. Keith Atherton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Keith Atherton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Veach

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Veach

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Al Veach

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA