Keith Atherton vs. Dan Webster — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Webster
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Webster 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 5.48 and 1.466 for Dan Webster. 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 Dan Webster

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.44
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.26
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
40.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
36.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Dan Webster

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.49
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.48
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.18
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Dan Webster

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
540
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
57.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
65.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Webster
Career
Per 600 PA