Al Atkinson vs. Shane Bieber — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Shane Bieber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Shane Bieber

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.6
98.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
2.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Shane Bieber

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Shane Bieber

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA