Dan Abbott vs. Dave Frost — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Frost built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Frost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Dave Frost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Dave Frost

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.62
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.37
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.54
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9.33
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.67
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.84
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343
38.29
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.92
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
34.47
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Dave Frost

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.62
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.37
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.27
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.73
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.65
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.28
95.28
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Dave Frost

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Frost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Frost
Career
Per 600 PA