Al Atkinson vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Zack Wheeler

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Zack Wheeler

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Zack Wheeler

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA