Jim Abbott vs. Dave Goltz — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Goltz
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Goltz a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Dave Goltz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 94). Dave Goltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Goltz

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.9
50.9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.79
74.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
9.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7818
34.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Goltz

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
2.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.94
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.79
74.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Goltz

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
1825.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
482.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
10.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
2.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
251.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
61.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA