Al Atkinson vs. Jake Boultes — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Boultes
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Boultes 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. Jake Boultes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Jake Boultes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Jake Boultes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
222.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
9.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
37.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
34.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Jake Boultes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.85
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.991
1.991
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.255
2.255
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Jake Boultes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
285.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
101
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
92
546.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
77.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
71.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
16.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
83.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
106.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
59.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
8.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
154.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jake Boultes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100