Al Atkinson vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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 3.99 and 1.417 for Steve Renko. 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 Steve Renko

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.93
80.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Steve Renko

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Steve Renko

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
101
142.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100