Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 342
- W
- 33
- L
- 41
- ERA
- 3.99
- IP
- 566.1
- K
- 349
- BB
- 215
- WHIP
- 1.34
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | ATH | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2.77 | 68.1 | 40 | 23 | 1.11 |
| 1984 | ATH | 57 | 7 | 6 | 4.33 | 104.0 | 58 | 39 | 1.43 |
| 1985 | ATH | 56 | 4 | 7 | 4.30 | 104.2 | 77 | 42 | 1.25 |
| 1986 |  ATH/MIN | 60 | 6 | 10 | 4.08 | 97.0 | 67 | 46 | 1.51 |
| 1987 | MIN | 59 | 7 | 5 | 4.54 | 79.1 | 51 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 1988 | MIN | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3.41 | 74.0 | 43 | 22 | 1.18 |
| 1989 | CLE | 32 | 0 | 3 | 4.15 | 39.0 | 13 | 13 | 1.56 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 9.00
- IP
- 1.0
- K
- 0
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 2.00
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 5.5
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH/MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Keith Atherton's career stats?
Keith Atherton played 7 seasons for the Athletics, the Twins and the Guardians. He had 33 wins and 349 strikeouts with a 3.99 ERA over 566.1 innings. His best season was 1984: 7 wins, a 4.33 ERA and 58 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 1 postseason, 1983 to 1989
Championships
- 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
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