Al Atkinson vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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 3.97 and 1.367 for Steve Stone. 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 Stone

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.06
84.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Steve Stone

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
2.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.184
1.184
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Steve Stone

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
37.94
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA