Al Atkinson vs. Cy Ferry — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cy Ferry 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 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. 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 Cy Ferry

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
6.45
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Cy Ferry

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Cy Ferry

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.83
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA