Jim Abbott vs. Rheal Cormier — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rheal Cormier
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Rheal Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Abbott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 79). Rheal Cormier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Abbott.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Rheal Cormier

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
5.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.81
15.81
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
4.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3665
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
9.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.89
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
5.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5157
37.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4700
34.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Rheal Cormier

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
5.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3665
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.78
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
2.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.36
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.96
15.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Rheal Cormier

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
1800
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
505.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
81.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.63
22.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
110.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
110.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
31.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
71.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.99
23.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
118.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA