Ted Abernathy vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.46 and 1.466 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Alex Main

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.46
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
7.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.55
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
4.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
33.69
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Alex Main

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3438
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Alex Main

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50