Bert Abbey vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Ed Donnelly

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Ed Donnelly

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Ed Donnelly

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
286.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.95
30.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
140.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.76
30.37
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100