Ted Abernathy vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Abernathy built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 11.07 and 2.361 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Scott Sullivan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Scott Sullivan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Scott Sullivan

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA