Ted Abernathy vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.46 and 1.466 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe McGinnity

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.55
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
4.02
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe McGinnity

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.39
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
2.39
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.21
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
2.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Joe McGinnity

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
35.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
34.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100