Al Atkinson vs. Charles Dougherty — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charles Dougherty
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charles Dougherty 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. Charles Dougherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.155 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Charles Dougherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Charles Dougherty

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
6.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
36.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
32.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Charles Dougherty

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.01
89.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Charles Dougherty

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
228.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
134
518.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
127.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
89.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.83
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
54.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
174.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
166.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.83
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
135.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.82
61.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
38.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
16.98
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100