Al Atkinson vs. Claude Hendrix — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Hendrix 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. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Claude Hendrix

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
0.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.39
71.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
2.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
4.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.754
0.754
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Claude Hendrix

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Claude Hendrix

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
255.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.83
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
71.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
168
101.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
5.89
5.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100