Ted Abernathy vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Abernathy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nathan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nathan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 11.07 and 2.361 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Nathan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Nathan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Nathan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA