Al Atkinson vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Al Sima

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4001
39.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Al Sima

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Al Sima

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0