Ted Abernathy vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. 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 Howard Ross

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
33.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Howard Ross

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Howard Ross

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA