Chris Brock vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Chris Brock
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Van Atta built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Brock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.510 compared to 5.6 and 1.693 for Russ Van Atta. By the career numbers, Chris Brock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Brock and Russ Van Atta

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.96
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.81
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
9.7
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.68
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.28
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.993
0.993
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
39.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
41.58
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.83
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.19
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
35.27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
36.8
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Chris Brock and Russ Van Atta

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.81
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.97
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.8
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.69
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.27
20.27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Brock and Russ Van Atta

Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
525
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
546.9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.78
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
31.32
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
133.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
15
125
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.13
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
11
91.67
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
29.87
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.22
45.73
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
90.27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.82
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100