Jim Abbott vs. Curt Schilling — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curt Schilling
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Curt Schilling a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Curt Schilling led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 92). Curt Schilling was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Curt Schilling

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.67
59.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.63
76.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
3.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9783
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2998
8.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
1.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3116
8.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13284
36.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.22
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
3.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12322
34.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.66
36.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Curt Schilling

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9783
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
0.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.32
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.63
76.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Curt Schilling

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
380.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
514.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
68.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
14.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
87.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
94.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
19.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
45.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.23
7.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
179.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
67.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Schilling
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Schilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50