Al Atkinson vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Phil Marchildon

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Phil Marchildon

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Phil Marchildon

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0