Bert Abbey vs. Oral Hildebrand — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Oral Hildebrand
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Oral Hildebrand 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. Oral Hildebrand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Oral Hildebrand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Oral Hildebrand

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.54
70.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4292
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
9.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
3.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.32
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
39.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
4.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5668
35.66
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Oral Hildebrand

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Oral Hildebrand

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
276.51
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
547.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
102.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.41
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.88
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.34
25.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
122.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
121.71
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
45.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
53.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
99.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.35
25.99
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
18
19.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.18
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
11.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA