Ted Abernathy vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Abernathy built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 11.07 and 2.361 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Strong

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Strong

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe Strong

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA