Al Atkinson vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. 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 Walt Masterson

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Walt Masterson

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Walt Masterson

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50