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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: 29-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 35

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 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	203	2	Apr 8	MIN		OAK	W,4-1	7-8	H(1)	99	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.37	7	1	4	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.146	1.52	0.13%	1.53	7t 1-- 0 out a3	8t 3 out a3
2	204	5	Apr 11	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	5-8		2	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.20	14	8	2	1	0	2		2	2	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.068	1.21	0.08%	1.66	5b 1-3 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
3	205	8	Apr 14	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-8	6-7	W(1-0)	2	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.26	6	1	3	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.138	3.52	0.16%	0.71	6b 1-3 1 out a3	7b 3 out a2
4	206	14	Apr 21	MIN		SEA	W,6-1	8-GF		6	2.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0.93	2.56	10	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.012	.34	0.02%	0.13	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 5
5	207	16	Apr 23	MIN		CAL	L,3-7	8-GF		1	1.2	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	3.18	3.75	8	4	3	2	1	1		1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.074	1.78	-0.11%	-1.70	8t -2- 1 out d1	9t end d 4
6	208	21	Apr 29	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-8	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	2.92	4.01	7	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.07	-0.012	.13	-0.01%	-2.44	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 7
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
7	209	24	May 3	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	5-7		3	2.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.40	3.87	11	4	5	1	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.227	2.32	0.25%	2.11	5t 12- 1 out d2	7t 3 out tie
8	210	26	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,0-6	9-GF		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	3.83	2	0	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.07	0.00%	1.65	9t 123 1 out d6	9t end d 6
9	211	28	May 8	MIN	@	NYY	L,7-11	7-8	H(2)	1	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.08	3.91	9	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.71	0.026	2.90	0.03%	0.29	7b --- 0 out a2	8b 123 2 out a2
10	212	32	May 12	MIN	@	BAL	L,7-10	8-8		3	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.93	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.000	1.36	0.00%	0.13	8b 1-- 0 out a4	8b 123 2 out a4
11	213	34	May 14	MIN		TOR	L,4-16	5-6		1	1.0	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	4.74	3.82	8	3	2	2	0	0		2	2	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.140	1.15	-0.11%	-2.94	5t 1-3 0 out d1	6t 123 0 out d4
12	214	37	May 17	MIN		BOS	W,10-8	9-GF(10)	W(2-0)	2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.29	3.87	8	3	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.173	1.51	0.13%	1.13	9t --- 0 out d2	10t end tie
13	215	39	May 20	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-2	7-8		2	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.97	3.75	6	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.081	.84	0.06%	1.27	7b -2- 1 out a4	8b 3 out a4
14	216	43	May 24	MIN		DET	L,2-7	7-7	L(2-1)	3	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.76	4.02	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	-0.173	3.98	-0.14%	-1.07	7t 1-- 1 out a1	7t 123 1 out a1
15	217	47	May 29	MIN	@	DET	L,7-15	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.56	3.97	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d12	8b end d12
16	218	49	May 31(2)	MIN	@	DET	W,11-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.38	3.84	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.53	9b --- 0 out a8	9b 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
17	219	50	Jun 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-5	8-GF		0	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	4.73	4.11	9	2	4	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.013	.14	0.01%	-0.88	8b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 4
18	220	52	Jun 3	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-8	H(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4.55	4.39	6	1	2	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	0.068	4.95	0.07%	-0.04	8b 1-- 0 out a3	8b 3 out a2
19	221	54	Jun 6	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	13-GF(13)	W(3-1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.40	4.48	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.40	0.151	6.02	0.16%	0.57	13t --- 0 out tie	13t end tie
20	222	55	Jun 7	MIN		TEX	W,7-4	7-GF	BW(4-1)	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	3.98	4.36	12	4	6	2	0	0		1	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.98	0.112	1.85	0.13%	1.34	7t -2- 0 out a1	9t end a 3
21	223	57	Jun 9	MIN		KCR	W,5-2	7-GF	S(1)	1	2.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.67	4.01	8	1	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.292	3.48	0.49%	2.38	7t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 3
22	224	60	Jun 12(2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-4	8-GF	S(2)	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.53	3.85	4	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.105	2.28	0.15%	0.91	8b -2- 2 out a2	9b end a 3
23	225	61	Jun 13	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.72	3.86	4	0	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.58	-0.079	1.46	-0.12%	-2.36	8b 123 1 out d1	8b end d 5
24	226	64	Jun 16	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-3	7-9	H(4)	2	2.1	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	3.96	3.65	11	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.085	1.08	0.13%	-1.10	7b --- 1 out a1	9b 1-3 2 out a4
25	227	66	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	7-8	H(5)	2	0.2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3.89	3.66	4	0	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.74	0.043	7.28	0.07%	0.24	7t 1-- 2 out a1	8t 1-- 1 out a1
26	228	68	Jun 21	MIN		CHW	W,8-6	7-7	BS(2)	1	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.65	4	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	-0.322	7.34	-0.50%	-1.91	7t --- 0 out a1	7t -23 1 out tie
27	229	69	Jun 23	MIN		CLE	W,9-4	7-7	H(6)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.05	3.72	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.033	3.50	-0.05%	-0.24	7t 1-- 1 out a3	7t 123 2 out a3
28	230	70	Jun 24	MIN		CLE	W,14-8	9-GF		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.02	3.71	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.005	.54	0.01%	0.82	9t 123 2 out a6	9t end a 6
29	231	74	Jun 27(2)	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-7	7-8	L(4-2)	2	1.1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.10	3.76	7	1	5	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.61	-0.046	4.76	-0.08%	-0.13	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-3 1 out tie
30	232	75	Jun 28	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.04	3.70	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.35	-0.007	.99	-0.01%	0.24	8b 1-3 1 out d2	8b end d 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
31	233	78	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	8-GF	L(4-3)	2	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.92	3.67	7	2	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.26	-0.237	7.91	-0.50%	-0.61	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
32	234	84	Jul 7	MIN	@	NYY	L,7-12	7-8	BL(4-4)	5	0.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.26	3.80	5	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	-0.307	6.76	-0.52%	-1.78	7b -23 2 out a2	8b 12- 1 out tie
33	235	89	Jul 12	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-5	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.08	3.67	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.005	.10	0.01%	1.07	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
34	236	90	Jul 16	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	9-GF		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.99	3.65	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.16	0.011	.48	0.02%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
35	237	93	Jul 19	MIN		TOR	W,7-6	7-8	H(7)	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.59	5	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.232	5.28	0.42%	1.15	7t 1-- 1 out a1	8t 3 out a1
36	238	97	Jul 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-4	9-GF		3	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.59	2	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.42	-0.431	10.80	-0.82%	-1.22	9b 1-- 2 out tie	9b end d 1
37	239	98	Jul 24	MIN	@	TOR	L,6-8	5-7		0	2.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.18	3.61	12	1	7	3	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.92	0.128	2.92	0.24%	1.72	5b -23 0 out a5	7b 12- 2 out a4
38	240	99	Jul 25	MIN	@	TOR	W,13-9	7-7	H(8)	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.30	3.85	3	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.025	3.73	-0.05%	-0.56	7b --- 0 out a3	7b --- 2 out a2
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
39	241	106	Aug 2	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-6	7-7		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.22	3.79	4	0	2	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.039	5.20	-0.11%	0.35	7b 123 0 out tie	7b 3 out d2
40	242	109	Aug 5	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.14	3.77	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.08	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
41	243	110	Aug 6	MIN		OAK	W,9-4	8-GF		0	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.15	3.78	10	1	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.015	1.11	0.04%	0.13	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
42	244	113	Aug 9	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	7-7	H(9)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.08	3.69	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.113	6.20	0.33%	1.20	7t -2- 0 out a3	7t 3 out a3
43	245	114	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	W,7-2	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.01	3.61	3	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.034	2.47	0.10%	1.59	9t 12- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
44	246	120	Aug 17	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	7-8	H(10)	5	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.92	3.56	5	0	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.126	5.96	0.30%	0.89	7t 1-- 1 out a2	8t 1-- 2 out a2
45	247	123	Aug 20	MIN	@	DET	L,0-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.01	3.70	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.47	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
46	248	124	Aug 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-11	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	6	4	4	0	2	1	1	4.48	3.87	12	1	7	5	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.024	.21	-0.05%	-4.19	7b 1-3 1 out d4	8b end d 8
47	249	128	Aug 25	MIN		DET	L,4-5	9-GF		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	3.82	5	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.046	3.74	0.12%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
48	250	129	Aug 26	MIN		DET	L,8-10	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	3.80	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.115	6.50	0.31%	0.57	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
49	251	132	Aug 30	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-6	6-7	W(5-4)	3	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.25	3.88	6	2	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.077	5.87	-0.22%	-0.08	6b -2- 2 out tie	7b 3 out d1
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
50	252	135	Sep 3	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	W(6-4)	3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.19	3.86	5	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	0.151	12.87	0.44%	0.57	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
51	253	137	Sep 5	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	9-GF	W(7-4)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.12	3.86	5	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.61	0.151	15.20	0.38%	0.57	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
52	254	142	Sep 11	MIN	@	CLE	W,13-10	7-8		5	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.26	3.99	9	0	4	0	0	4		1	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.077	1.90	-0.21%	-0.50	7b 1-- 0 out d3	8b 3 out d3
53	255	144	Sep 13	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-3	7-8	BS(4)	1	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.31	4.01	6	1	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.57	-0.220	10.17	-0.52%	-0.62	7b --- 0 out a1	8b -2- 1 out tie
54	256	147	Sep 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,10-13	6-6		2	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	2	0	4.75	4.36	7	1	3	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.035	.33	-0.09%	-4.42	6b 12- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d10
55	257	151	Sep 22	MIN		TEX	W,6-4	6-8	H(11)	5	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	4.28	7	3	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.282	4.04	0.46%	1.48	6t -2- 2 out a1	8t 3 out a1
56	258	154	Sep 25	MIN		KCR	L,4-6	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.54	4.30	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.60	0.070	.35	0.03%	2.07	9t -23 0 out d2	9t end d 2
57	259	155	Sep 26	MIN		KCR	L,4-7	7-8		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.44	4.25	6	1	4	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	0.266	2.10	0.17%	1.55	7t 12- 1 out tie	8t 3 out tie
58	260	158	Sep 29	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-7	7-GF(8)	L(7-5)	2	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	4.60	4.56	6	1	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.217	.00	0.00%	-0.92	7b 1-3 2 out tie	8b end d 2
59	261	162	Oct 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-10	7-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.54	4.51	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.56	7b --- 0 out d10	7b 3 out d10
							29-30		W-L:7-5,Sv:2,BSv:4,Hld:11	2.1	79.1	81	46	40	30	51	10	4	4.54	4.51	348	0.59		15%	2%	43		57	37%	8	2	0	309	14	3	4	3	3	4	1.08	0.919	2.89	1.22%	5.12

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