Bert Abbey vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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. Wally Whitehurst posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Wally Whitehurst had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Wally Whitehurst

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.37
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
9.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
34.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Wally Whitehurst

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Wally Whitehurst

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
740.91
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0