Al Atkinson vs. Scott Kazmir — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scott Kazmir
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Kazmir 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 1.361 for Scott Kazmir. 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 Scott Kazmir

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.68
52.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.34
99.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
8.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7308
38.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6476
34.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Scott Kazmir

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Scott Kazmir

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
2251.85
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
4.84
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.23
-16.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
36
266.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA