Al Atkinson vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. 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 Joe Margoneri

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Joe Margoneri

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Joe Margoneri

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
526.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA