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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: 10-22

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 19

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	311	2	Apr 6	CLE		MIL	L,0-3	8-8		99	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	inf	inf	2	6	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.182	1.69	-0.16%	-1.87	8t --3 2 out d1	8t 1-- 2 out d3
2	312	5	Apr 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	8-8	H(1)	2	0.1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	54.00	5.76	4	17	8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.41	-0.196	2.45	-0.20%	-1.69	8b --- 0 out a3	8b 1-3 1 out a2
3	313	6	Apr 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13.50	5.76	4	7	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.15	0.011	.28	0.01%	0.90	8b 1-- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
4	314	7	Apr 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-6	6-GF	S(1)	1	3.2	6	2	2	0	2	1	0	7.20	5.36	17	48	34	6	3	5	10	3	2	0		1	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.182	1.61	0.21%	0.09	6b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 4
5	315	11	Apr 16	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4	8-10	L(0-1)	3	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.14	4.67	9	38	18	5	1	2	5	2	1	0		1	0	0	1	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.30	0.103	3.84	0.10%	0.27	8b 1-- 0 out tie	10b 123 1 out tie
6	316	13	Apr 20	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	8-GF		3	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	6.23	5.88	5	12	6	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.012	.15	-0.01%	-0.41	8t --- 2 out d4	9t end d 3
7	317	16	Apr 23	CLE		NYY	L,0-5	8-8		2	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.52	5.56	6	16	11	2	0	2	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.014	.27	-0.01%	-0.51	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
8	318	17	Apr 24	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	7-9		0	2.2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.11	5.20	11	45	25	6	3	5	5	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.089	1.03	0.08%	1.03	7t --- 0 out d2	9t 12- 2 out d1
9	319	20	Apr 28	CLE	@	MIN	W,9-7	7-8	H(2)	3	1.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	5.14	4.48	8	30	20	2	4	0	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.038	1.24	0.02%	-0.21	7b --- 0 out a3	8b 1-- 2 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
10	320	23	May 1	CLE	@	TEX	W,11-1	6-GF	S(2)	2	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	4.12	13	49	37	5	1	7	6	1	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.127	.48	0.09%	2.38	6b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a10
11	321	27	May 5	CLE		MIN	L,2-3	7-8		3	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.79	4.18	5	15	6	1	1	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.077	1.28	0.07%	0.84	7t --3 2 out d2	8t 3 out d1
12	322	28	May 7(1)	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	8-8	H(3)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.66	4.29	4	18	11	3	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.002	1.14	0.00%	0.06	8t --- 0 out a3	8t 12- 2 out a3
13	323	30	May 9	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	4.16	1	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.011	.76	0.01%	0.43	8b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
14	324	32	May 12	CLE		DET	L,3-6	6-7		2	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.32	3.96	6	23	14	5	1	2	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.032	.57	0.03%	0.74	6t --- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
15	325	36	May 16	CLE	@	TOR	L,6-7	6-GF(8)	L(0-2)	3	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.38	4.22	8	29	22	3	5	1	4	0	2	1		1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.109	1.98	-0.12%	0.22	6b -2- 2 out tie	8b end d 1
16	326	38	May 18	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	L(0-3)	1	0.1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	3.70	4.57	5	22	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.02	-0.370	8.41	-0.47%	-2.06	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
17	327	42	May 22	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	8-8		3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.65	4.55	2	6	5	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.004	1.32	0.00%	-0.88	8b 123 1 out a6	8b 12- 2 out a4
18	328	45	May 25	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.71	5.01	9	25	16	5	0	2	6	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.028	.17	-0.03%	-0.68	7b 1-- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
19	329	47	May 27	CLE		BAL	L,1-5	8-8		1	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.00	5.47	3					1	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.088	.85	-0.09%	-2.07	8t 1-- 0 out d2	8t --3 1 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
20	330	53	Jun 3	CLE	@	OAK	L,0-7	7-7		6	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	5.37	6	17	10	3	0	2	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.03	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.53	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d7
21	331	60	Jun 11	CLE		SEA	L,3-6	6-8		7	2.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.56	5.20	7	25	13	3	2	2	3	0	2	0		2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.027	.27	0.03%	1.46	6t 1-3 2 out d5	8t 3 out d4
22	332	62	Jun 13	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-6	8-9		1	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.11	5.60	4	12	8	2	0	1	3	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.36	-0.070	.51	-0.06%	-3.07	8b -2- 2 out a6	9b 1-- 0 out a3
23	333	68	Jun 20	CLE		MIN	L,4-7	9-GF		6	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.02	5.54	3	5	5	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.005	.17	0.00%	-0.10	9t 12- 1 out d4	9t end d 5
24	334	70	Jun 22	CLE		MIN	L,8-9	7-7	H(4)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.26	5.92	2	10	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.128	1.72	-0.08%	-1.78	7t 12- 0 out a4	7t --- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
25	335	86	Jul 13	CLE		TEX	L,3-9	11-GF(11)		20	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.22	5.98	3	16	9	1	0	1	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.011	.07	-0.01%	-1.51	11t 1-3 2 out d4	11t end d 6
26	336	89	Jul 16	CLE		TEX	W,11-5	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.97	5.73	7	22	15	5	4	1	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.008	.06	0.00%	0.97	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
27	337	94	Jul 21	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.89	5.68	3	9	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.51	8b 1-- 1 out d5	8b end d 5
28	338	96	Jul 23	CLE	@	KCR	W,17-5	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.79	5.59	3	4	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a12	9b end a12
29	339	98	Jul 25	CLE		NYY	L,1-5	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	5.52	3	7	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.007	.16	0.01%	0.49	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
30	340	102	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,0-5	8-GF		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.49	5.38	8	38	25	4	0	0	8	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.15	0.01%	0.97	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
31	341	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	7-7		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.49	5.38	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.148	5.54	-0.24%	-0.89	7b 1-- 1 out a2	7b -23 1 out a2
32	342	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-10	7-7		0	0.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.15	5.43	6	18	11	2	0	2	3	2	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.103	.99	-0.19%	-5.22	7b 123 2 out d2	7b 3 out d8
							10-22		W-L:0-3,Sv:2,Hld:4	2.3	39.0	48	22	18	13	13	7	0	4.15	5.43	178	597	61%	13%	6%	0.47		21%	9%	2		29	48%	3	3	0	164	13	2	4	0	0	3	.71	-0.750	1.22	-1.00%	-11.64

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