Keith Atherton vs. Amos Watson — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Amos Watson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Amos Watson 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. Amos Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Amos Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Amos Watson

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
8.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.79
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
39.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
33.91
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Amos Watson

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.96
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Amos Watson

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
577.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
1.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-38.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA