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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Atkinson | Retired (1981, Age 35) | Died (2024, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 39 (1966) |
3B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cool Papa Bell League | 0 | 9 years (93 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/4/1946 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (SS) |
| (81.1 %) | (6.0 %) | (0.4 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1966 | Minors | 55.00 | 7 / 7 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 6 | 5 / 10 | 12 / 12 | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 48 / 55 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 26.00 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 4 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 25 / 26 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 49.00 | 6 / 6 | 3 / 6 | 8 / 13 | 0 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 9 | 34 / 49 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 21.00 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 13 / 21 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 25.93 | 161 | 9 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 14 / 25 |
| 1971 | Majors | 28.94 | 162 | 12 | 0 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 17 / 28 |
| 1972 | Majors | 23.35 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 5 | 12 / 23 |
| 1973 | Majors | 31.07 | 162 | 17 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 6 / 8 | 12 / 31 |
| 1974 | Majors | 30.50 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 5 / 30 |
| 1975 | Majors | 62.70 | 162 | 148 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 6 / 62 |
| 1976 | Majors | 65.77 | 162 | 148 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 4 / 65 |
| 1977 | Minors | 14.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 14 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 32.91 | 112 | 42 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 32 |
| 1978 | Minors | 10.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 20.09 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 20 |
| 1979 | Minors | 15.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 15 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 17.61 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 17 |
| 1980 | Majors | 20.43 | 162 | 3 | 0 | -6 / 3 | -3 / 1 | -5 / 2 | -3 / 5 | -7 / 1 | -1 / 5 | -2 / 3 | -27 / 20 |
| 1981 | Minors | 5.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 0.27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 / 0 | -2 / 0 | -2 / 0 | -5 / 0 | -7 / 0 | 0 / 0 | -3 / 0 | -22 / 0 |
| Total | 1551 | 415 | 0 | 20 / 70 | 21 / 70 | 17 / 90 | 10 / 80 | 16 / 74 | 34 / 88 | 26 / 76 | 144 / 548 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | John Atkinson has retired from the Pittsburgh Champions |
| 1981-08-03 | The Pittsburgh Champions have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1981-04-18 | The San Francisco Criminals have waived John Atkinson. |
| 1981-04-14 | The San Francisco Criminals have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1981-04-08 | The St. Louis Reddish Browns have waived John Atkinson. |
| 1981-04-04 | The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Godwin to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted Aubrey Benes to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have sent Jack Mulder to the minors. |
| 1980-04-01 | The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted Jack Mulder to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Godwin to the major league team. The St. Louis Reddish Browns have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team. |
| 1979-08-03 | The St. Louis Reddish Browns have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-07-30 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have waived John Atkinson. |
| 1979-06-25 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Calley Garyhan to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Derek Valera to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Wayne Bogener to the minors. |
| 1979-04-04 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Jack Flaskamper to the minors. |
| 1979-04-04 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-08-19 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have waived John Atkinson. |
| 1978-06-18 | The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Shad Dye to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted Tucker Chiles to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have promoted John Yates to the major league team. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have sent Ferris Long to the minors. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated John Atkinson for assignment. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen have designated Mike Otterson for assignment. |
| 1977-06-18 | A trade has been completed between the Texas Invaders and the Baltimore Bricks. The Baltimore Bricks receive Luis Garcia from the Texas Invaders in exchange for John Atkinson. |
| 1977-04-22 | The Baltimore Bricks have designated John Atkinson for assignment. |
| 1970-04-02 | The Baltimore BleacherBums have promoted John Atkinson to the major league team. The Baltimore BleacherBums have sent Bill Villafuerte to the minors. |
| 1966-04-30 | The Baltimore BleacherBums have acquired John Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-04-15 | The Philadelphia Wannabes have waived John Atkinson. |