Keith Atherton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: February 19, 1959 in Newport News, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mathews HS (Mathews, VA).

High School: Mathews HS (Mathews, VA)

Debut: July 14, 1983 (Age 24-145d, 14,764th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1989 (Age 30-167d)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Keith Rowe Atherton

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1987 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

3.99

342

566.1

349

WHIP

1.344

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 75 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 7 walk-off, 4 tying, 16 go ahead

3 Tms
OAK	39
MIN	29
CLE	7

Platoon
vs LHB	45
vs RHB	30

Home/Road
Away	41
Home	34

Outs
1	28
0	25
2	22

12 Opps
BOS	13
TOR	9
CHW	8
DET	7
TEX	6
CAL	6
NYY	6
CLE	5
SEA	5
MIN	4
BAL	4
KCR	2

60 Batters
Harold Baines	3
Alvin Davis	2
Dan Pasqua	2
Tom Brunansky	2
Eddie Murray	2
Willie Upshaw	2
Joe Carter	2
Al Cowens	2
Pat Sheridan	2
Lloyd Moseby	2
Greg Walker	2
Dwight Evans	2
Mike Easler	2
Darrell Evans	2
Rance Mulliniks	1
Matt Nokes	1
Rich Gedman	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Geno Petralli	1
Ron Kittle	1
Pete O'Brien	1
George Vukovich	1
Jack Clark	1
Dick Schofield	1
Wade Boggs	1
Carl Yastrzemski	1
Reggie Jackson	1
Lou Whitaker	1
George Brett	1
Bob Jones	1
Todd Benzinger	1
Dave Winfield	1
Rick Leach	1
Wally Joyner	1
Oscar Gamble	1
Jim Rice	1
Bob Boone	1
Tim Laudner	1
Larry Herndon	1
Steve Henderson	1
Cliff Johnson	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Willie Randolph	1
Mike Greenwell	1
Fred Lynn	1
Oddibe McDowell	1
Brian Downing	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Tony Armas	1
Darrell Porter	1
Don Baylor	1
Toby Harrah	1
Ellis Burks	1
Bobby Grich	1
Don Mattingly	1
Daryl Boston	1
Kelly Gruber	1
Chris Bando	1
Julio Franco	1
Gary Gaetti	1

12 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	19
Metrodome (MIN)	15
Fenway Pk (BOS)	9
ClevelandStd (CLE)	5
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	5
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	4
Arlington St (ARL)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
9	28
7	14
8	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	58
5	4
1	3
4	3
6	2
3	2
2	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	13
12-	10
-2-	5
-23	3
123	2
--3	2
1-3	1

129 Runs
RISP	23
0 on	39
1 on	20
2 on	14
3 on	2
Any on	36

Inning
5	1
6	14
7	13
8	27
9	16
Extra	4

4-6	15
7-end	60

RelScore
+4..	14
+3	3
+2	10
+1	10
Tied	10
-1	8
-2	5
-3	6
-4..	9

Ahead	37
Tied	10
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	58
1-2	3
0-0	3
0-2	2
1-0	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
1-1	1
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	14
RF	14
DH	14
CF	8
C	5
LF	5
3B	5
PH	4
2B	4
SS	2

OrderPos
6th	14
5th	12
4th	12
3rd	11
7th	7
1st	6
8th	6
2nd	5
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	18
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	41

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1983-07-21	Eddie Murray	BAL	@	OAK	behind 4-7	t 7	1	---		1	4	3	7%	14%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1983-07-27	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS	@	OAK	behind 4-7	t 8	0	---		1	6	DH	6%	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	1983-07-27	Wade Boggs	BOS	@	OAK	behind 5-7	t 9	2	---		1	3	5	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1983-07-31	Reggie Jackson	CAL		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---		1	6	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	1983-08-02	Steve Henderson	SEA		OAK	ahead 14-12	b 8	0	---		1	6	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1983-09-20	Bob Jones	TEX		OAK	behind 1-2	b 9	1	1--		2	7	PH	80%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); C. Wilkerson Scores
7	7	7	1	1983-09-25	Rance Mulliniks	TOR	@	OAK	behind 5-6	t 9	1	12-		3	2	5	65%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Griffin Scores; T. Fernández Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1984-04-22	Mike Easler	BOS		OAK	ahead 10-8	b 8	1	-2-		2	5	3	4%	99%		Home Run; W. Boggs Scores
9	9	2	1	1984-05-25	Oscar Gamble	NYY	@	OAK	behind 4-10	t 9	0	-23		3	7	PH	2%	3%		Home Run; D. Mattingly Scores; S. Kemp Scores
10	10	3	1	1984-07-01	Jesse Barfield	TOR		OAK	behind 4-6	b 7	1	-23		3	5	9	39%	77%		Home Run; G. Bell Scores; A. Griffin Scores
11	11	4	1	1984-07-02	Tony Armas	BOS		OAK	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---		1	4	8	14%	31%		Home Run
12	12	5	2	1984-07-02	Mike Easler	BOS		OAK	behind 5-6	b 8	0	---		1	5	DH	30%	61%		Home Run
13	13	6	1	1984-07-04	Dwight Evans	BOS		OAK	ahead 8-7	b 7	0	---		1	2	9	10%	89%		Home Run
14	14	7	1	1984-07-15	Cliff Johnson	TOR	@	OAK	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	--3		2	4	DH	6%	93%		Home Run; G. Bell Scores
15	15	8	2	1984-07-15	Willie Upshaw	TOR	@	OAK	ahead 4-0	t 6	1	---		1	6	3	3%	96%		Home Run
16	16	9	1	1984-08-01	Bob Boone	CAL	@	OAK	ahead 5-2	t 8	2	---		1	8	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	10	1	1984-08-21	Darrell Evans	DET		OAK	ahead 7-2	b 6	1	12-		3	5	DH	2%	100%		Home Run; A. Trammell Scores; L. Parrish Scores
18	18	11	2	1984-08-21	Larry Herndon	DET		OAK	ahead 10-2	b 6	1	---		1	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run
19	19	12	1	1984-09-16	George Vukovich	CLE	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 6	0	---		1	6	9	17%	50%		Home Run
20	20	13	2	1984-09-16	Chris Bando	CLE	@	OAK	ahead 5-4	t 8	2	1--		2	8	2	19%	93%		Home Run; G. Vukovich Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1985-04-12	Dick Schofield	CAL	@	OAK	behind 2-15	t 9	2	123		4	9	6	0%	0%		Home Run; R. Wilfong Scores; R. Jones Scores; J. Narron Scores
22	22	2	1	1985-04-15	Al Cowens	SEA	@	OAK	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---		1	6	9	12%	24%		Home Run
23	23	3	1	1985-04-16	Al Cowens	SEA	@	OAK	behind 6-9	t 8	0	---		1	5	9	6%	13%		Home Run
24	24	4	1	1985-04-23	Bobby Grich	CAL		OAK	behind 5-9	b 6	2	---		1	7	4	5%	12%		Home Run
25	25	5	1	1985-04-26	Tom Brunansky	MIN		OAK	tied 7-7	b 9	0	---		1	4	9	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
26	26	6	1	1985-05-10	Jim Rice	BOS		OAK	behind 0-2	b 7	2	12-		3	3	7	53%	75%		Home Run; J. Gutiérrez Scores; D. Evans Scores
27	27	7	1	1985-05-25	Don Mattingly	NYY	@	OAK	behind 4-7	t 7	1	1--		2	3	3	15%	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Meacham Scores
28	28	8	1	1985-06-08	Oddibe McDowell	TEX	@	OAK	behind 3-6	t 9	2	1--		2	1	8	2%	3%		Home Run; W. Tolleson Scores
29	29	9	1	1985-06-18	Harold Baines	CHW		OAK	tied 3-3	b 13	0	---		1	3	9	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	10	1	1985-06-28	Toby Harrah	TEX		OAK	tied 5-5	b 8	1	1--		2	2	4	32%	93%		Home Run; W. Tolleson Scores
31	31	11	1	1985-08-13	Tom Brunansky	MIN		OAK	ahead 6-0	b 6	1	1--		2	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run; G. Gaetti Scores
32	32	12	1	1985-08-22	Darrell Evans	DET	@	OAK	tied 3-3	t 13	0	---		1	8	3	34%	84%		Home Run
33	33	13	1	1985-09-05	Willie Randolph	NYY		OAK	tied 3-3	b 6	2	---		1	7	4	19%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	14	1	1985-09-15 (2)	George Brett	KCR	@	OAK	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	12-		3	3	5	21%	90%		Home Run; O. Concepción Scores; L. Smith Scores
35	35	15	1	1985-09-17	Joe Carter	CLE		OAK	ahead 9-7	b 6	2	1--		2	6	7	11%	94%		Home Run; M. Hargrove Scores
36	36	16	1	1985-09-26	Ron Kittle	CHW	@	OAK	ahead 9-1	t 6	2	1--		2	6	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Walker Scores
37	37	17	1	1985-09-29	Greg Walker	CHW	@	OAK	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---		1	6	3	9%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1986-04-16	Gary Gaetti	MIN		OAK	tied 5-5	b 10	2	1--		2	7	5	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; M. Salas Scores
39	39	2	1	1986-05-17	Eddie Murray	BAL		OAK	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	12-	5,(3-1) BBCBX	3	4	3	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Lacy Scores; F. Lynn Scores
40	40	3	1	1986-07-04	Fred Lynn	BAL	@	MIN	ahead 9-7	t 8	1	12-		3	5	8	10%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Ripken Scores; E. Murray Scores
41	41	4	1	1986-07-11	Dan Pasqua	NYY	@	MIN	ahead 7-1	t 9	2	-2-		2	5	PH	0%	100%		Home Run; D. Mattingly Scores
42	42	5	1	1986-07-25	Dave Winfield	NYY		MIN	behind 4-9	b 9	0	---		1	4	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	6	1	1986-08-15	Alvin Davis	SEA		MIN	tied 0-0	b 9	1	---		1	5	3	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	7	1	1986-08-16	Alvin Davis	SEA		MIN	tied 6-6	b 9	2	---		1	3	3	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	8	1	1986-08-20	Don Baylor	BOS	@	MIN	ahead 8-1	t 9	0	---		1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	9	1	1986-08-23	Rick Leach	TOR	@	MIN	ahead 6-4	t 8	0	---		1	7	9	7%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	10	1	1986-08-31	Willie Upshaw	TOR		MIN	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	---		1	2	3	10%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	11	1	1986-09-13	Darrell Porter	TEX	@	MIN	ahead 9-1	t 6	1	12-		3	4	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Wilkerson Scores; P. O'Brien Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1987-04-23	Brian Downing	CAL	@	MIN	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	-2-		2	1	DH	7%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF Line); M. McLemore Scores
50	50	2	1	1987-06-01	Mike Greenwell	BOS		MIN	behind 3-9	b 9	2	1--		2	8	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Buckner Scores
51	51	3	1	1987-07-25	Kelly Gruber	TOR		MIN	behind 8-11	b 7	2	---		1	3	5	8%	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	4	1	1987-08-20	Pat Sheridan	DET		MIN	ahead 7-0	b 8	0	---		1	1	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	5	1	1987-08-21	Ellis Burks	BOS		MIN	ahead 8-3	b 8	2	---		1	1	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	6	1	1987-09-11	Julio Franco	CLE		MIN	ahead 8-7	b 8	2	--3		2	3	6	11%	96%		Home Run; T. Hinzo Scores
55	55	7	1	1987-09-16	Harold Baines	CHW		MIN	ahead 10-3	b 6	1	-2-		2	3	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Guillén Scores
56	56	8	2	1987-09-16	Greg Walker	CHW		MIN	ahead 12-3	b 6	2	---		1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	9	1	1987-09-29	Pete O'Brien	TEX		MIN	tied 5-5	b 8	1	---		1	6	3	28%	85%		Home Run (Deep CF)
58	58	10	2	1987-09-29	Geno Petralli	TEX		MIN	ahead 6-5	b 8	1	---		1	7	2	8%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1988-04-22	Joe Carter	CLE	@	MIN	ahead 7-6	t 8	0	123	6,(1-2) .BFFFFX	4	3	8	9%	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Allanson Scores; J. Franco Scores; W. Upshaw Scores
60	60	2	1	1988-05-18	Danny Tartabull	KCR	@	MIN	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	-2-	7,(1-2) .CCBFFFX	2	4	9	8%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Seitzer Scores
61	61	3	1	1988-05-28	Pat Sheridan	DET	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CSBFBX	1	1	8	25%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	4	1	1988-06-07	Harold Baines	CHW		MIN	behind 3-4	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	DH	23%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	5	1	1988-06-20	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	MIN	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	12-	4,(0-2) CFFX	3	5	3	18%	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Ray Scores; C. Davis Scores
64	64	6	1	1988-07-20	Todd Benzinger	BOS		MIN	behind 6-7	b 10	1	-23	5,(2-2) BBCFX	3	8	3	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Owen Scores; J. Reed Scores
65	65	7	1	1988-07-25	Lloyd Moseby	TOR	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 7	1	12-	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	2	8	43%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Lee Scores; T. Fernández Scores
66	66	8	1	1988-08-06	Jack Clark	NYY		MIN	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	4	DH	8%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
67	67	9	1	1988-08-16	Lou Whitaker	DET		MIN	behind 0-4	b 9	0	---	5,(0-2) FFFFX	1	1	4	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	10	1	1988-09-18	Dan Pasqua	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 4-3	t 7	0	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	11%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Baines Scores; C. Fisk Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	1989-04-12	Rich Gedman	BOS		CLE	behind 4-10	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
70	70	2	1	1989-04-20	Dwight Evans	BOS	@	CLE	ahead 4-0	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) .BCBX	1	6	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
71	71	3	1	1989-05-16	Lloyd Moseby	TOR		CLE	tied 6-6	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	8	31%	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	4	1	1989-05-25	Matt Nokes	DET		CLE	ahead 7-4	b 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) C1B1X	2	6	2	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Trammell Scores
73	73	5	1	1989-05-27	Mickey Tettleton	BAL	@	CLE	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	1--		2	4	DH	9%	96%		Home Run; P. Bradley Scores
74	74	6	1	1989-06-13	Daryl Boston	CHW		CLE	behind 4-9	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	3%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Fisk Scores
75	75	7	1	1989-06-22	Tim Laudner	MIN	@	CLE	behind 4-8	t 7	1	12-	5,(3-1) BFBBX	3	9	DH	17%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Harper Scores; G. Gagne Scores