Jim Abbott vs. Bob Griffith — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Griffith
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Bob Griffith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Abbott carried a career ERA of 4.25 against Bob Griffith's 4.76. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Abbott and Bob Griffith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Griffith

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.25
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
4.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
9.56
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
10.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
4.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
38.77
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
40.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.73
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
36.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Griffith

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.81
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.99
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.37
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
2.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Griffith

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
139
281.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
565.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
147.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.61
57.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
200.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
168.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
70.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
62.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
129.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.83
66.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100