James Atkins vs. Chuck Churn — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Churn
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Churn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 5.1 and 1.531 for Chuck Churn. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Chuck Churn

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
37.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
33.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Chuck Churn

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Chuck Churn

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2142.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
6.59
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA