Ted Abernathy vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 3.46 and 1.466 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Dick Matthews

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
7.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
4.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
33.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Dick Matthews

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Dick Matthews

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA