Al Atkinson vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski 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. Gary Waslewski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Gary Waslewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Gary Waslewski

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.63
27.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
4.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Gary Waslewski

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Gary Waslewski

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
981.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
550
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
43.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA