Al Atkinson vs. Zac Gallen — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zac Gallen 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. Zac Gallen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Zac Gallen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Zac Gallen

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
7.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
2.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
37.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
3.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3758
33.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Zac Gallen

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Zac Gallen

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
1600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
463.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
7.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
236.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA