Bert Abbey vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Dan Petry

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.08
81.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Dan Petry

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
2.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Dan Petry

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA