James Atkins vs. Joe Gilbert — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Gilbert
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gilbert 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 6.82 and 1.806 for Joe Gilbert. 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 Joe Gilbert

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.82
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
10.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.37
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
41.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
35.56
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Joe Gilbert

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Joe Gilbert

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4300
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-19.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA