Keith Atherton vs. Winfield Welch — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Winfield Welch
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Winfield Welch 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Winfield Welch. 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 Winfield Welch

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Winfield Welch

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Winfield Welch

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-24.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Winfield Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Winfield Welch
Career
Per 600 PA