Al Atkinson vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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 4.02 and 1.278 for Rich Hill. 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 Rich Hill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.43
64.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Rich Hill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Rich Hill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA