Al Atkinson vs. Skip Lockwood — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Skip Lockwood
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Skip Lockwood 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. Skip Lockwood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Skip Lockwood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Skip Lockwood

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.24
25.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
3.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3708
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
3.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
6.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5215
37.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4593
33.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Skip Lockwood

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.07
95.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.29
25.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Skip Lockwood

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
888.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
316
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
260
493.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
40
75.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
33
62.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
12.07
22.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
53
100.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
60
113.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
15
28.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
9.63
18.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
18
34.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skip Lockwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Skip Lockwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0