Jim Abbott vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Larry Cheney posted a stronger line than Jim Abbott. Larry Cheney posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.7 vs 4.25) and WHIP (1.243 vs 1.451). By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Larry Cheney

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Larry Cheney

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Larry Cheney

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
533.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
36.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60