James Atkins vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar 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 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. 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 Eduardo Salazar

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
42
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Eduardo Salazar

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Eduardo Salazar

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA