Keith Atherton

Position: Relief 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1978	19	-2.0	Bend	NORW	A-	OAK	7	3	.700	3.42	4.30	12	12		9	2	0	92.0	86	44	35	5	40	1	81	3	3	7		1.370	8.4	0.5	3.9	7.9	2.03
1979	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	OAK	9	11	.450	5.93	7.01	25	25		9	0	0	167.0	218	130	110	20	64	5	110	3	4	2		1.689	11.7	1.1	3.4	5.9	1.72
1979	20	-2.9	Waterbury	EL	AA	OAK	0	3	.000	5.57	9.86	4	4		0	0	0	21.0	28	23	13	2	13	1	7	0	0	1		1.952	12.0	0.9	5.6	3.0	0.54
1979	20	-1.8	Modesto	CALL	A	OAK	9	8	.529	5.98	6.60	21	21		9	0	0	146.0	190	107	97	18	51	4	103	3	4	1		1.651	11.7	1.1	3.1	6.3	2.02
1980	21	-1.7	West Haven	EL	AA	OAK	11	12	.478	4.12	4.78	27	27		13	2	0	190.0	185	101	87	14	58	0	117	7	2	2		1.279	8.8	0.7	2.7	5.5	2.02
1981	22	-0.9	West Haven	EL	AA	OAK	11	13	.458	3.60	4.27	27	27	0	4	0	0	175.0	174	83	70	13	64	2	116	6	2	7		1.360	8.9	0.7	3.3	6.0	1.81
1982	23	-2.0	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	12	9	.571	4.37	4.86	28	28	0	6	1	0	200.0	214	108	97	26	54	3	128	2	0	3		1.340	9.6	1.2	2.4	5.8	2.37
1983	24	-1.4	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	OAK	3	8	.273	3.96	4.49	26	14	6	1	0	2	120.1	117	60	53	14	44	7	93	2	2	2		1.338	8.8	1.0	3.3	7.0	2.11
1983	24	-4.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	2	5	.286	2.77	2.90	29	0	21	0	0	4	68.1	53	22	21	7	23	4	40	1	1	1	277	1.112	7.0	0.9	3.0	5.3	1.74
1984	25	-3.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	7	6	.538	4.33	4.41	57	0	24	0	0	2	104.0	110	51	50	13	39	8	58	2	0	3	453	1.433	9.5	1.1	3.4	5.0	1.49
1985	26	-2.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	7	.364	4.30	4.39	56	0	21	0	0	3	104.2	89	51	50	17	42	8	77	0	0	2	435	1.252	7.7	1.5	3.6	6.6	1.83
1986	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIN-OAK	6	10	.375	4.08	4.36	60	0	36	0	0	10	97.0	100	47	44	11	46	4	67	1	0	2	431	1.505	9.3	1.0	4.3	6.2	1.46
1986	27	-1.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	2	.333	5.87	5.87	13	0	5	0	0	0	15.1	18	10	10	2	11	1	8	0	0	0	75	1.891	10.6	1.2	6.5	4.7	0.73
1986	27	-1.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	5	8	.385	3.75	4.08	47	0	31	0	0	10	81.2	82	37	34	9	35	3	59	1	0	2	356	1.433	9.0	1.0	3.9	6.5	1.69
1987	28	-0.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	7	5	.583	4.54	5.22	59	0	29	0	0	2	79.1	81	46	40	10	30	4	51	4	0	1	348	1.399	9.2	1.1	3.4	5.8	1.70
1988	29	0.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	7	5	.583	3.41	3.53	49	0	13	0	0	3	74.0	65	29	28	10	22	4	43	2	0	1	309	1.176	7.9	1.2	2.7	5.2	1.95
1989	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CLE	1	3	.250	4.94	5.70	10	0	4	0	0	1	23.2	27	15	13	1	6	0	18	1	0	1		1.394	10.3	0.4	2.3	6.8	3.00
1989	30	4.4	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	1	2	.333	1.38	2.77	6	0	4	0	0	1	13.0	7	4	2	0	1	0	12	1	0	1		0.615	4.8	0.0	0.7	8.3	12.00
1989	30	4.0	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	0	1	.000	9.28	9.28	4	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	20	11	11	1	5	0	6	0	0	0		2.344	16.9	0.8	4.2	5.1	1.20
1989	30	1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	3	.000	4.15	5.08	32	0	14	0	0	2	39.0	48	22	18	7	13	4	13	0	0	0	178	1.564	11.1	1.6	3.0	3.0	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		33	41	.446	3.99	4.26	342	0	158	0	0	26	566.1	546	268	251	75	215	36	349	10	1	10	2431	1.344	8.7	1.2	3.4	5.5	1.62
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		54	59	.478	4.32	5.03	155	133	10	42	5	3	968.0	1021	541	465	93	330	18	663	24	13	24		1.396	9.5	0.9	3.1	6.2	2.01
All Levels (12 Seasons)							87	100	.465	4.20	4.75	497	133	168	42	5	29	1534.1	1567	809	716	168	545	54	1012	34	14	34	2431	1.376	9.2	1.0	3.2	5.9	1.86

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		16	20	.444	4.26	4.79	64	42	10	7	1	3	344.0	358	183	163	41	104	10	239	5	2	6		1.343	9.4	1.1	2.7	6.3	2.30
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		22	28	.440	3.96	4.83	58	58	0	17	2	0	386.0	387	207	170	29	135	3	240	13	4	10		1.352	9.0	0.7	3.1	5.6	1.78
A (1 season)					Minors		9	8	.529	5.98	6.60	21	21		9	0	0	146.0	190	107	97	18	51	4	103	3	4	1		1.651	11.7	1.1	3.1	6.3	2.02
A- (1 season)					Minors		7	3	.700	3.42	4.30	12	12		9	2	0	92.0	86	44	35	5	40	1	81	3	3	7		1.370	8.4	0.5	3.9	7.9	2.03