Ted Abernathy vs. Lou Kretlow — Career Comparison

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

Lou Kretlow 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 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. 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 Kretlow

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
8.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
4.64
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
5.16
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Lou Kretlow

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.35
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
5.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.39
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Lou Kretlow

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
200
446.1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
55.76
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.98
11.1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
42.38
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-1.9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA