Ted Abernathy vs. Rich Gale — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Abernathy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 77 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Ted Abernathy held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rich Gale.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rich Gale

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.55
49.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.76
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4263
39.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3713
34.45
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rich Gale

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.77
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.65
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rich Gale

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
195
1519.48
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
70.13
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
35.52
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.29
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
61.76
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
19.63
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0