Jim Abbott vs. Lady Baldwin — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 4.25 and 1.451 for Jim Abbott. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Lady Baldwin

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.73
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Lady Baldwin

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.32
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.63
92.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Lady Baldwin

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.94
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100