Bert Abbey vs. Bernie Boland — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Boland built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bernie Boland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Bernie Boland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Bernie Boland

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Bernie Boland

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Bernie Boland

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
351.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
58.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.32
21.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
123.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
47.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
65.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
9.85
16.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
83
134.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA