Bert Abbey vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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. Phil Marchildon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Phil Marchildon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Phil Marchildon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.55
47.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.28
82.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
39.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
34.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Phil Marchildon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Phil Marchildon

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
236.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
74.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
62.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.53
17.31
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
89.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
110.02
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.87
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
33.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.85
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
10.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
110
140.72
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
46.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0