Al Atkinson vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Al Atkinson and Willie Hernandez are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Atkinson posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.259 vs 1.321) and home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.84). Willie Hernandez had the advantage in ERA (3.38 vs 3.96). By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Willie Hernandez

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Willie Hernandez

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Willie Hernandez

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100