Jim Abbott vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Roberts
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Abbott a clear advantage over Dave Roberts across the core pitching metrics. Jim Abbott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 75). Dave Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 95). Jim Abbott was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Roberts

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.25
62.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
3.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
9.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
4.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8930
38.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
4.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8105
34.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Roberts

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.25
62.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Dave Roberts

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
459.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
540
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
104.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.09
30.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
149.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
112.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
46.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
68.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.26
26.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
135.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0