Philip Abner vs. Dave Goltz — Career Comparison

Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Goltz built a career as a starting pitcher and Philip Abner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Goltz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 4.91 and 2.182 for Philip Abner. By the career numbers, Dave Goltz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Philip Abner and Dave Goltz

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.9
50.9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.69
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
9.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.66
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.88
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
44.18
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.93
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7818
34.5
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Philip Abner and Dave Goltz

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.67
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.27
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.03
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.94
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Philip Abner and Dave Goltz

Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
1825.64
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
600
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
482.05
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
10.33
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
2.95
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
251.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.54
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA