Wilmer Font vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Wilmer Font as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Van Atta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.6 and WHIP 1.693 compared to 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Russ Van Atta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Russ Van Atta

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.96
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.52
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
5.6
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
9.49
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.8
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.28
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.993
0.993
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
39.88
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
41.58
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.87
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
35.6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
36.8
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Russ Van Atta

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151.2
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.92
22.92
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Russ Van Atta

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
546.9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.22
45.73
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
90.27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.82
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100