Ted Abernathy vs. Joe Paterson — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Paterson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Abernathy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Paterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Paterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.25 and WHIP 1.686 compared to 11.07 and 2.361 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Joe Paterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Paterson

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
10.93
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
43.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.89
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.686
1.686
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
36.37
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.354
0.354
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.96
43.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Paterson

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Paterson

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA