Al Atkinson vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. 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 Jose Mercedes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Jose Mercedes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Jose Mercedes

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA