Al Atkinson vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn 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. Jim Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Jim Hearn

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Jim Hearn

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Jim Hearn

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
391.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
44
42.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
68.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
32.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100