Jim Abbott Earned Runs
Jim Abbott Career Earned Runs Overview
During Jim Abbott's 10-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
791 earned runs, an average of 79 earned runs per season. 1998 was his best season
with 16 earned runs and his worst season was 1996 when he had
118 earned runs. Jim Abbott is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (260.02402513399), Gen X (253.98615635179), mlb (252.43564513569), SP (361.29457364341), and Y (1220.25) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)