James Atkins vs. Kyle Farnsworth — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth 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 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. 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 Kyle Farnsworth

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Kyle Farnsworth

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Kyle Farnsworth

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA