Ted Abernathy vs. Scott Kazmir — Career Comparison

Scott Kazmir 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 108 for Ted Abernathy and 104 for Scott Kazmir, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 94 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Scott Kazmir — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.