Al Atkinson vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Monty Stratton

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Monty Stratton

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Monty Stratton

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
207.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.83
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
96.23
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
70.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
8.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA