Ted Abernathy vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Ted Abernathy. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 11.07) and WHIP (1.102 vs 2.361). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rube Waddell

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
13.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.72
13.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
47.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.361
2.361
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
39.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.36
47.36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rube Waddell

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rube Waddell

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100