Keith Atherton vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ed Whitson 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. Ed Whitson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 68), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 87). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ed Whitson.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Whitson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
3.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.85
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
5.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9479
38.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Whitson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Ed Whitson

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
74.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.58
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-0.63
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA