Al Atkinson vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. 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 Bob Sebra

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
9.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
39.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
5.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
34.81
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Bob Sebra

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Bob Sebra

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
537.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
106
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
96
543.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
14
79.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
16.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
16
90.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
107.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
8.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
27
152.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA