Ted Sadowski vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Sadowski and Zip Zabel

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.95
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Ted Sadowski and Zip Zabel

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Sadowski and Zip Zabel

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
552.94
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
18.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
11.23
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
88.24
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.72
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100