Ted Abernathy vs. Ross Grimsley — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ross Grimsley 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 58), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 88). Ross Grimsley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 73). Role difference aside, Ted Abernathy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ross Grimsley

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.18
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7792
34.39
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ross Grimsley

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ross Grimsley

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
67.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA