Al Atkinson vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano 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 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. 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 Jose Cano

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Jose Cano

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Jose Cano

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA