Al Atkinson vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi 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 5.09 and 1.496 for Jason Simontacchi. 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 Jason Simontacchi

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.21
55.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
943
9.28
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
10.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Jason Simontacchi

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Jason Simontacchi

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
522.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
563.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
98.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
18.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
21
108.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
14.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
34
175.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA