Dan Abbott vs. Chuck Porter — Career Comparison

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Chuck Porter 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. Chuck Porter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Chuck Porter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Chuck Porter

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
10.56
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.56
10.56
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.05
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
38.92
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
36.23
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Chuck Porter

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.29
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.76
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.06
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.82
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Chuck Porter

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Chuck Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Porter
Career
Per 600 PA