James Atkins vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte 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 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. 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 Al Cicotte

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Al Cicotte

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Al Cicotte

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
583.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA