Ted Abernathy vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Abernathy built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 11.07 and 2.361 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Brad Hand

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Brad Hand

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Brad Hand

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA