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

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-36

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 39

1986 Pitching Game Log

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1986 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	143	1	Apr 8	OAK		MIN	L,2-3	6-7		99	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	4.77	8	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.93	0.129	1.38	0.12%	1.93	6t 12- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
2	144	4	Apr 11	OAK		CAL	L,3-10	6-7		2	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	4.27	4	0	2	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.065	.99	-0.05%	-0.76	6t 12- 2 out d3	7t -2- 1 out d1
3	145	6	Apr 13	OAK		CAL	W,11-7	6-6		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	4.87	4	0	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	-0.027	1.14	-0.02%	-1.13	6t 12- 0 out a6	6t -23 2 out a4
4	146	7	Apr 14	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-6	5-7	W(1-0)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.27	5	2	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.029	.91	-0.02%	0.47	5b -2- 2 out d3	7b 1-- 0 out a1
5	147	9	Apr 16	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-7	10-GF(10)	L(1-1)	1	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5.06	6.15	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.358	2.85	-0.31%	-1.59	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 2
6	148	12	Apr 20	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-3	8-GF		3	2.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	6.14	5.50	11	2	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	.10	0.003	.17	0.00%	-0.97	8b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 6
7	149	17	Apr 25	OAK		SEA	W,11-2	7-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.63	5.40	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.010	.79	0.01%	0.43	7t 1-- 0 out a6	7t 12- 2 out a6
8	150	21	Apr 30	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	5.10	4	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.06	0.003	.09	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	151	26	May 5	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-10	8-GF(8)		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.82	4.81	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.003	.16	0.00%	0.45	8b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 4
10	152	27	May 6	OAK	@	TOR	W,17-3	8-8		0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.35	4.61	6	0	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out a11	8b 3 out a11
11	153	30	May 9	OAK		BOS	L,6-9	8-10	L(1-2)	2	1.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.40	4.91	6	0	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.185	1.99	-0.21%	-0.29	8t 1-- 2 out d3	10t 12- 0 out tie
12	154	33	May 12	OAK		TOR	L,3-5	7-GF		2	2.2	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	4.40	4.86	13	5	1	0	0	2		1	1	1	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.57	-0.015	.93	-0.01%	0.45	7t 1-- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
13	155	37	May 17	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-8	7-7		4	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	5.87	5.58	6	3	3	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.025	.15	-0.03%	-2.49	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d7
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Minnesota Twins
14	156	39	May 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-17	3-6		2	3.0	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	5.89	5.12	13	2	4	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.05	0.01%	1.34	3b 1-- 2 out d7	6b 12- 2 out d5
15	157	42	May 24	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.59	5.00	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
16	158	44	May 26	MIN		TOR	W,9-1	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.31	4.89	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	0.003	.03	0.00%	1.53	9t 12- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
17	159	46	May 28	MIN		TOR	L,8-14	8-8		1	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.20	4.89	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.131	1.00	-0.06%	-1.61	8t 1-- 0 out d1	8t 12- 0 out d2
18	160	47	May 30	MIN		BOS	W,13-5	4-GF	W(2-2)	1	5.1	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	4.91	4.17	22	0	11	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.156	.39	0.07%	3.06	4t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	161	51	Jun 3	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	3-7	L(2-3)	3	4.2	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.75	4.02	19	3	10	2	0	2		1	0	2	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.002	.64	0.00%	0.84	3b -2- 1 out tie	7b 3 out d1
20	162	54	Jun 6	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-6	2-6		2	4.2	6	1	1	3	1	0	0	4.37	4.06	22	6	12	5	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.35	-0.065	.18	-0.02%	0.30	2b 1-3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d4
21	163	57	Jun 9	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	W(3-3)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.14	3.83	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.283	1.16	0.11%	1.05	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
22	164	59	Jun 11	MIN		TEX	L,2-6	11-14		1	4.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	3.73	3.89	17	4	7	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.84	0.567	1.65	0.20%	2.09	11t --- 0 out tie	14t 3 out tie
23	165	61	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-3	7-GF	W(4-3)	2	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.48	3.63	11	3	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.200	.34	0.04%	1.91	7b 1-- 0 out tie	9b end a 6
24	166	63	Jun 17	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	7-GF	S(1)	2	2.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.28	3.52	9	0	5	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.281	.83	0.08%	2.25	7t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 3
25	167	65	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	L,8-9	6-7		1	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.35	3.50	8	3	3	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	.67	-0.190	.42	-0.07%	-1.54	6t 12- 1 out d1	7t 3 out d4
26	168	66	Jun 20	MIN		CLE	W,9-8	9-GF	S(2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.28	3.48	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	0.167	1.05	0.05%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
27	169	68	Jun 22	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.22	3.47	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.04	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
28	170	71	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	6-GF(8)		2	2.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.08	3.42	8	1	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.120	.32	0.03%	1.46	6b --3 2 out d1	8b end d 1
29	171	72	Jun 27	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	3.41	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	0.117	1.21	0.02%	0.62	9t -23 2 out a2	9t end a 2
30	172	74	Jun 29	MIN		KCR	W,9-4	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	3.40	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.035	.50	0.01%	1.60	9t 123 1 out a5	9t end a 5
31	173	75	Jun 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	9-GF	S(5)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	3.40	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.106	1.51	0.04%	0.94	9b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	174	78	Jul 3	MIN		BAL	W,11-7	9-GF		2	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.95	3.32	4	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.007	.14	0.00%	-0.04	9t --3 1 out a5	9t end a 4
33	175	79	Jul 4	MIN		BAL	L,7-12	8-9		0	1.2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	3.34	3.58	11	2	2	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.170	.22	-0.05%	-2.78	8t -2- 0 out d1	9t 12- 2 out d5
34	176	82	Jul 7	MIN		DET	W,10-8	7-GF	S(6)	2	3.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.32	3.54	13	4	4	2	0	0		2	2	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.09	0.121	.74	0.03%	-0.43	7t 12- 0 out a5	9t end a 2
35	177	86	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	8-GF		3	1.1	3	3	3	0	2	1	0	3.69	3.67	7	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-2.37	8t --- 2 out d5	9t end d 8
36	178	90	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-3	8-GF	S(7)	6	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.59	3.58	8	1	2	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	0.046	.23	0.00%	-0.08	8b -23 1 out a3	9b end a 4
37	179	93	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,1-0	8-GF	S(8)	2	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.54	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.18	0.239	.59	0.02%	0.63	8b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
38	180	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-5	6-GF	S(9)	3	3.1	5	3	3	3	1	1	0	3.74	3.80	18	3	6	0	0	5		3	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.061	.07	0.01%	-0.69	6b 123 2 out a5	9b end a 4
39	181	99	Jul 28	MIN		SEA	W,6-5	9-GF(11)	W(5-3)	2	3.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.71	3.71	13	1	5	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.91	-0.009	.51	0.00%	0.57	9t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
40	182	104	Aug 3	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	10-GF(11)	L(5-4)	5	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.73	3.70	8	1	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	-0.151	.37	-0.02%	0.05	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
41	183	106	Aug 5	MIN		CAL	L,1-13	8-GF		1	2.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.75	3.63	11	2	5	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.61	8t 1-3 0 out d9	9t end d12
42	184	109	Aug 9	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-2	8-GF		3	2.0	1	1	1	3	1	0	1	3.77	3.74	10	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.05	8b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 7
43	185	111	Aug 10(2)	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-6	6-6	BL(5-5)	0	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.97	3.75	6	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	-0.437	.16	-0.01%	-2.57	6b 1-- 0 out a2	6b 12- 2 out d1
44	186	113	Aug 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	9-11		1	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.83	3.76	12	4	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.73	0.419	.19	0.02%	1.53	9b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
45	187	116	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-1	9-GF	L(5-6)	2	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.92	3.89	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	-0.359	.15	-0.02%	-0.76	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
46	188	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-7	8-GF	BL(5-7)	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.97	3.98	6	0	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.36	-0.544	.08	-0.01%	-1.05	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
47	189	121	Aug 20	MIN		BOS	L,1-9	9-GF		3	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.03	4.13	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.48	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
48	190	123	Aug 23	MIN		TOR	L,4-7	7-8		2	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.06	4.25	6	4	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.22	7t -2- 1 out d2	8t 3 out d3
49	191	124	Aug 24	MIN		TOR	L,5-7	10-10	L(5-8)	0	0.1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.04	4.28	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.04	-0.214	.03	0.00%	-1.08	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 123 1 out tie
50	192	125	Aug 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	BL(5-9)	1	2.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.03	4.23	10	3	4	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.79	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.89	8b 123 0 out a1	10b end d 1
51	193	128	Aug 29	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	9-GF	BL(5-10)	2	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.11	4.25	5	1	1	1	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.63	-0.654	.00	0.00%	-1.53	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
52	194	130	Aug 31	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-7	5-7		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.12	4.34	8	2	3	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.52	5b 123 2 out d1	7b -2- 2 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
53	195	135	Sep 6	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	9-GF		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.12	4.34	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.39	-0.387	.00	0.00%	-1.00	9b 12- 2 out tie	9b end d 1
54	196	140	Sep 12	MIN		TEX	W,4-2	9-GF	S(10)	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.10	4.34	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.11	9t --- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
55	197	141	Sep 13	MIN		TEX	L,1-14	6-6		0	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.40	4.48	3	1	1	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-3.32	6t --3 1 out d7	6t --- 1 out d11
56	198	143	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-4	8-8		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	4.48	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.82	8b -23 1 out d2	8b 1-- 2 out d4
57	199	146	Sep 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	4.46	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
58	200	149	Sep 22	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	7-GF	W(6-10)	2	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.21	4.39	10	5	4	1	0	0		2	0	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	0.487	.00	0.00%	2.48	7t -23 1 out tie	9t end tie
59	201	157	Sep 30	MIN		CLE	W,10-9	6-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.14	4.38	7	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.099	.00	0.00%	1.07	6t 1-- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d1
60	202	158	Oct 1	MIN		CLE	L,3-12	6-7		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.08	4.32	5	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.76	6t 1-- 2 out d8	7t 3 out d8
							24-36		W-L:6-10,Sv:10,BSv:4	2.0	97.0	100	47	44	46	67	11	1	4.08	4.32	431	0.57		10%	1%	59		64	39%	9	2	0	372	19	2	4	6	6	3	1.22	-0.311	.43	-0.06%	4.66

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