Ted Abernathy vs. Nate Karns — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Karns 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 4.3 and 1.358 for Nate Karns. 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 Nate Karns

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.52
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
38.76
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
4.44
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
34.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Nate Karns

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Nate Karns

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
2002.94
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.29
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
13.4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.76
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA