Bert Abbey vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Milt Wilcox

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Milt Wilcox

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Milt Wilcox

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA