Keith Atherton vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Lee Wade

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Lee Wade

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Lee Wade

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA