Bert Abbey vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb 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. Sean Newcomb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Sean Newcomb

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.15
29.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Sean Newcomb

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Sean Newcomb

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA