Ted Abernathy vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Ted Abernathy across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 95). Ted Abernathy held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Bruce Sutter

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
7.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
3.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
33.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Bruce Sutter

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Bruce Sutter

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
2002.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100