Ted Abernathy
Theodore Wade Abernathy
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 6, 1933 in Stanley, NC
High School: Stanley (Stanley, NC)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1955
Final Game: September 30, 1972
Died: December 16, 2004 in Gastonia, NC
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 WSH AL 22 P 40 14 119.1 31 8 22 1 2 .968 2.26 0.75 .955 1.99 0.83
1956 WSH AL 23 P 5 4 30.1 15 2 13 0 1 1.000 4.45 3.00 .947 1.93 0.82
1957 WSH AL 24 P 26 16 83.0 23 4 19 0 3 1.000 2.49 0.88 .961 2.00 0.86
1960 WSH AL 27 P 2 0 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 1.00 .950 2.10 0.80
1963 CLE AL 30 P 43 0 59.1 24 4 18 2 2 .917 3.34 0.51 .958 1.99 0.79
1964 CLE AL 31 P 53 0 72.2 28 3 24 1 2 .964 3.34 0.51 .957 1.89 0.72
1965 CHC NL 32 P 84 0 136.1 52 11 41 0 3 1.000 3.43 0.62 .954 2.08 0.81
1966 TOT NL 33 P 58 0 93.0 38 11 25 2 0 .947 3.48 0.62 .947 1.95 0.74
1966 CHC NL 33 P 20 0 27.2 14 2 12 0 0 1.000 4.55 0.70 .943 1.95 0.74
1966 ATL NL 33 P 38 0 65.1 24 9 13 2 0 .917 3.03 0.58 .950 1.96 0.74
1967 CIN NL 34 P 70 0 106.1 37 8 25 4 0 .892 2.79 0.47 .962 2.00 0.78 MVP-20
1968 CIN NL 35 P 78 0 135.1 56 14 39 3 0 .946 3.52 0.68 .959 2.01 0.85
1969 CHC NL 36 P 56 0 85.1 34 9 23 2 0 .941 3.38 0.57 .959 1.95 0.78
1970 TOT MLB 37 P 58 0 83.0 26 4 21 1 1 .962 2.71 0.43 .950 1.87 0.68
1970 TOT NL 37 P 22 0 27.1 14 1 12 1 1 .929 4.28 0.59 .950 1.88 0.71
1970 CHC NL 37 P 11 0 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.27 .933 1.90 0.71
1970 STL NL 37 P 11 0 18.1 11 1 9 1 1 .909 4.91 0.91 .955 1.87 0.71
1970 KCR AL 37 P 36 0 55.2 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.94 0.33 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 KCR AL 38 P 63 0 81.0 30 8 20 2 0 .933 3.11 0.44 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 KCR AL 39 P 45 0 58.1 21 6 12 3 2 .857 2.78 0.40 .957 1.85 0.75
14 Seasons P 681 34 1146.1 417 92 304 21 16 .950 3.11 0.58 .956 1.97 0.78
14 Seasons TOT 681 34 1146.1 417 92 304 21 16 .950 3.11 0.58 .906 1.97 0.78
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 WSH AL 22 40 14 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 WSH AL 23 5 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 WSH AL 24 26 16 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 WSH AL 27 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CLE AL 30 43 0 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CLE AL 31 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 CHC NL 32 84 0 84 84 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 ATL NL 33 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 33 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CIN NL 34 70 0 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CIN NL 35 78 0 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CHC NL 36 56 0 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 KCR AL 37 36 0 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CHC NL 37 11 0 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 STL NL 37 11 0 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 KCR AL 38 63 0 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 KCR AL 39 45 0 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 681 34 681 681 681 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1955 WSH AL 22 568 73% 22% 30 77% 0 9 1 6 23 17 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 6 83%
1956 WSH AL 23 138 79% 32% 11 100% 0 1 0 1 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1957 WSH AL 24 416 71% 26% 26 88% 0 4 3 0 19 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 4 100%
1960 WSH AL 27 18 72% 39% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CLE AL 30 262 71% 28% 22 95% 0 2 2 0 20 14 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 100%
1964 CLE AL 31 332 68% 29% 26 96% 0 2 1 1 27 21 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 100%
1965 CHC NL 32 582 72% 41% 44 98% 2 9 1 5 43 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 3 100%
1966 ATL NL 33 259 74% 29% 14 86% 0 8 1 6 12 10 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1966 CHC NL 33 116 69% 29% 11 91% 0 1 0 0 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1967 CIN NL 34 441 70% 37% 34 76% 2 7 0 6 26 20 1 4 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 88%
1968 CIN NL 35 573 79% 38% 47 91% 0 15 1 8 40 35 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1969 CHC NL 36 386 75% 32% 29 90% 0 11 1 8 23 19 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1970 KCR AL 37 254 65% 26% 14 100% 0 3 0 1 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1970 CHC NL 37 43 81% 37% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 STL NL 37 87 74% 33% 10 90% 0 1 0 1 9 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1971 KCR AL 38 362 69% 27% 26 92% 0 5 0 4 23 19 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 50%
1972 KCR AL 39 250 80% 33% 17 82% 1 6 2 4 13 8 1 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 33%
14 Seasons 5087 73% 31% 366 90% 5 84 13 51 317 254 22 21 0 12 9 16 17 9 13 4 54 85%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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