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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	OAK	@	SEA	L,3-6	GF	13	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 12	OAK		CAL	W,15-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 15	OAK		SEA	W,7-4		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8	Apr 16	OAK		SEA	W,9-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12 (3)	Apr 21	OAK		MIN	L,0-2	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	14 (1)	Apr 23	OAK	@	CAL	W,14-9		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (1)	Apr 25	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	17	Apr 26	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	20 (2)	Apr 29	OAK		TOR	L,1-2		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	22 (1)	May 1	OAK		MIL	L,4-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23	May 2	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	25 (1)	May 4	OAK		BOS	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	28 (2)	May 8	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-4		5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	29	May 10	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34 (4)	May 17	OAK		DET	L,2-10		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	35	May 18	OAK		DET	L,6-9	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38 (2)	May 22	OAK		BAL	L,0-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39	May 23	OAK		BAL	W,4-2		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	41 (1)	May 25	OAK		NYY	W,8-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	45 (3)	May 30	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	50 (4)	Jun 4	OAK	@	NYY	W,2-0		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	51	Jun 7	OAK		TEX	L,2-4		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	52	Jun 8	OAK		TEX	W,6-5	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55 (2)	Jun 10	OAK		KCR	W,2-1		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	59 (3)	Jun 15	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-6		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	62 (2)	Jun 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
27	63	Jun 19	OAK	@	CHW	L,7-8		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	66 (2)	Jun 22	OAK		CLE	W,6-4		11	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	69 (2)	Jun 25	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71 (1)	Jun 28	OAK	@	TEX	L,5-7	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	72	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-6		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	74 (1)	Jul 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	78 (3)	Jul 5	OAK		TOR	L,2-8		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	83 (4)	Jul 10	OAK		BOS	W,5-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	87 (3)	Jul 14	OAK		MIL	W,11-2	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	89 (1)	Jul 19	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	91 (1)	Jul 21	OAK	@	TOR	L,4-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	92	Jul 22	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	96 (3)	Jul 26	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	112 (15)	Aug 13	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-8		21	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	116 (3)	Aug 17	OAK	@	CAL	L,5-9	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	119 (2)	Aug 20	OAK		DET	L,1-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	121 (1)	Aug 22	OAK		DET	L,3-5		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	123 (1)	Aug 24	OAK		BAL	L,3-4		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	128 (4)	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	130 (1)	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	L,3-14		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	131	Sep 2	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-12		10	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	134 (2)	Sep 5	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-7		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	138 (3)	Sep 9	OAK		TEX	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	139	Sep 10	OAK		TEX	W,10-3		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	141 (1)	Sep 13	OAK		KCR	L,2-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	144 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	OAK		KCR	L,2-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	145	Sep 17	OAK	@	CLE	L,8-15		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	149 (3)	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,5-7		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	153 (3)	Sep 26	OAK		CHW	L,7-11		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	156 (2)	Sep 29	OAK		CHW	L,0-3	GF	15	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							56gm		104.2	4	6	1	11	0