Jim Abbott vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mel Stottlemyre a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Mel Stottlemyre led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 92), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 95). Jim Abbott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 75). Mel Stottlemyre was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Mel Stottlemyre

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.74
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
4.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Mel Stottlemyre

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.93
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Mel Stottlemyre

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
259.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
531.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
85.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
65.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
26.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
118.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
38.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
40.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
73.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.56
19.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
191.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
29.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0