Bert Abbey vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Yu Darvish

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.28
82.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Yu Darvish

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Yu Darvish

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
165
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
22
80
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA