1959
Born February 19, 1959
Newport News, VA, USA
Keith Atherton Notable
b. February 19, 1959 · Oakland Athletics 1983–1986, Minnesota Twins 1986–1988, Cleveland Indians 1989
Keith Atherton played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1983 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1989.
He went 33 and 41 with a 3.99 earned run average, pitching 566.3 innings in 342 games. He struck out 349. Across 342 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Newport News, VA, USA on February 19, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | OAK | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | OAK | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | OAK | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | MIN/OAK | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | CLE | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | OAK | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 68.1 | 53 | 21 | 23 | 40 | 2.77 |
| 1984 | OAK | 7 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 104.0 | 110 | 50 | 39 | 58 | 4.33 |
| 1985 | OAK | 4 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 104.2 | 89 | 50 | 42 | 77 | 4.30 |
| 1986 | MIN/OAK | 6 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 97.0 | 100 | 44 | 46 | 67 | 4.08 |
| 1987 | MIN | 7 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 79.1 | 81 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 4.54 |
| 1988 | MIN | 7 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 74.0 | 65 | 28 | 22 | 43 | 3.41 |
| 1989 | CLE | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 39.0 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4.15 |
| Career | — | 33 | 41 | 342 | 0 | 26 | 566.1 | 546 | 251 | 215 | 349 | 3.99 |
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