Al Atkinson vs. Luis Cabrera — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Cabrera 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. Al Atkinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.09 and 1.515 for Luis Cabrera. By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Luis Cabrera

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
35.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Luis Cabrera

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Luis Cabrera

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
50.94
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA