Al Atkinson vs. Al Hollingsworth — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Hollingsworth
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Hollingsworth 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 3.99 and 1.466 for Al Hollingsworth. 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 Al Hollingsworth

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4561
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
9.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
3.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6703
39.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6102
36.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Al Hollingsworth

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Al Hollingsworth

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
352.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
559.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
109.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
93.78
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
25.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
131.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
135.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
53
56.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
88.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.08
23.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
9.38
9.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Hollingsworth
Career
Per 600 PA