Al Atkinson vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Atkinson posted a stronger line than Joel Johnston. Al Atkinson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.96 vs 4.31) and home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 1.05). 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 Joel Johnston

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Joel Johnston

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Joel Johnston

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA