Al Atkinson vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill 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 4.35 and 1.337 for Cal Quantrill. 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 Cal Quantrill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.68
79.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Cal Quantrill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Cal Quantrill

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0