Ted Abernathy vs. Rick Matula — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Matula 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 86). Rick Matula held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 73). Role difference aside, Ted Abernathy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rick Matula

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.54
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.19
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rick Matula

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.72
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.26
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.23
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Rick Matula

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA