Bert Abbey vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn 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. Jim Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Jim Hearn

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.46
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Jim Hearn

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
2.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.39
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Jim Hearn

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
391.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
111.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.72
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
68.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
32.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100