Ted Abernathy vs. Lou Garland — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Garland
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Garland 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. Ted Abernathy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 10.26 and 2.640 for Lou Garland. By the career numbers, Ted Abernathy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Lou Garland

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.54
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.26
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
16.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
4.64
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
49.68
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
41.58
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.68
49.68

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Lou Garland

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3438
27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Lou Garland

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Lou Garland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Garland
Career
Per 600 PA