Keith Atherton vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Bill Williams

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bill Williams

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bill Williams

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA