Jim Abbott vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

The numbers give Pete Vuckovich a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Pete Vuckovich led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 92). Jim Abbott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 84). Pete Vuckovich was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
60.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100