James Atkins vs. Esteban Yan — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Esteban Yan
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Esteban Yan 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 5.14 and 1.512 for Esteban Yan. 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 Esteban Yan

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
5.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2086
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
9.76
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.49
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
7.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.61
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
40.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.51
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2723
35.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Esteban Yan

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2086
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.92
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.27
95.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Esteban Yan

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
94400
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.667
2.667
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.075
1.075
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
110.35
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
446.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Esteban Yan
Career
Per 600 PA