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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1955 22 WSH AL 5 9 .357 5.96 40 14 12 3 2 0 119.1 136 87 79 9 67 1 79 7 0 2 553 66 1.701 10.3 0.7 5.1 6.0 1.18
1956 23 WSH AL 1 3 .250 4.15 5 4 0 2 0 0 30.1 35 16 14 2 10 0 18 1 0 0 132 100 1.484 10.4 0.6 3.0 5.3 1.80
1957 24 WSH AL 2 10 .167 6.78 26 16 4 2 0 0 85.0 100 65 64 9 65 1 50 4 2 1 398 57 1.941 10.6 1.0 6.9 5.3 0.77
1960 27 WSH AL 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 17 33 2.667 12.0 0.0 12.0 3.0 0.25
1963 30 CLE AL 7 2 .778 2.88 43 0 33 0 0 12 59.1 54 25 19 3 29 6 47 0 0 4 249 126 1.399 8.2 0.5 4.4 7.1 1.62
1964 31 CLE AL 2 6 .250 4.33 53 0 27 0 0 11 72.2 66 40 35 5 46 5 57 2 0 1 321 83 1.541 8.2 0.6 5.7 7.1 1.24
1965 32 CHC NL 4 6 .400 2.57 84 0 62 0 0 31 136.1 113 49 39 7 56 13 104 5 0 6 572 143 1.240 7.5 0.5 3.7 6.9 1.86
1966 33 TOT NL 5 7 .417 4.55 58 0 36 0 0 8 93.0 84 53 47 9 53 11 60 2 0 9 405 81 1.473 8.1 0.9 5.1 5.8 1.13
1966 33 CHC NL 1 3 .250 6.18 20 0 11 0 0 4 27.2 26 19 19 4 17 1 18 2 0 2 124 60 1.554 8.5 1.3 5.5 5.9 1.06
1966 33 ATL NL 4 4 .500 3.86 38 0 25 0 0 4 65.1 58 34 28 5 36 10 42 0 0 7 281 95 1.439 8.0 0.7 5.0 5.8 1.17
1967 34 CIN NL 6 3 .667 1.27 70 0 61 0 0 28 106.1 63 19 15 1 41 5 88 5 0 1 427 298 0.978 5.3 0.1 3.5 7.4 2.15 MVP-20
1968 35 CIN NL 10 7 .588 2.47 78 0 53 0 0 13 134.2 111 43 37 9 55 15 64 4 0 2 562 128 1.233 7.4 0.6 3.7 4.3 1.16
1969 36 CHC NL 4 3 .571 3.16 56 0 20 0 0 3 85.1 75 38 30 8 42 11 55 1 1 5 374 127 1.371 7.9 0.8 4.4 5.8 1.31
1970 37 TOT MLB 10 3 .769 2.60 58 0 37 0 0 14 83.0 65 31 24 3 55 5 59 5 0 3 366 150 1.446 7.0 0.3 6.0 6.4 1.07
1970 37 TOT NL 1 0 1.000 2.63 22 0 6 0 0 2 27.1 24 8 8 0 17 5 10 4 0 1 122 161 1.500 7.9 0.0 5.6 3.3 0.59
1970 37 CHC NL 0 0 2.00 11 0 3 0 0 1 9.0 9 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 40 223 1.556 9.0 0.0 5.0 2.0 0.40
1970 37 STL NL 1 0 1.000 2.95 11 0 3 0 0 1 18.1 15 6 6 0 12 4 8 3 0 1 82 140 1.473 7.4 0.0 5.9 3.9 0.67
1970 37 KCR AL 9 3 .750 2.59 36 0 31 0 0 12 55.2 41 23 16 3 38 0 49 1 0 2 244 144 1.419 6.6 0.5 6.1 7.9 1.29
1971 38 KCR AL 4 6 .400 2.56 63 0 46 0 0 23 81.0 60 28 23 3 50 4 55 6 0 1 348 134 1.358 6.7 0.3 5.6 6.1 1.10
1972 39 KCR AL 3 4 .429 1.70 45 0 25 0 0 5 58.1 44 15 11 2 19 3 28 3 0 0 239 177 1.080 6.8 0.3 2.9 4.3 1.47
14 Seasons 63 69 .477 3.46 681 34 416 7 2 148 1147.2 1010 513 441 70 592 80 765 45 3 35 4963 106 1.396 7.9 0.5 4.6 6.0 1.29
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .477 3.46 65 3 40 1 0 14 109 96 49 42 7 56 8 73 4 0 3 472 106 1.396 7.9 0.5 4.6 6.0 1.29
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
WSH (4 yrs) 8 22 .267 6.10 73 34 16 7 2 0 237.2 275 172 161 20 146 2 148 12 2 3 1100 65 1.771 10.4 0.8 5.5 5.6 1.01
CHC (4 yrs) 9 12 .429 3.14 171 0 96 0 0 39 258.1 223 108 90 19 120 26 179 9 1 13 1110 122 1.328 7.8 0.7 4.2 6.2 1.49
KCR (3 yrs) 16 13 .552 2.31 144 0 102 0 0 40 195.0 145 66 50 8 107 7 132 10 0 3 831 147 1.292 6.7 0.4 4.9 6.1 1.23
CIN (2 yrs) 16 10 .615 1.94 148 0 114 0 0 41 241.0 174 62 52 10 96 20 152 9 0 3 989 177 1.120 6.5 0.4 3.6 5.7 1.58
CLE (2 yrs) 9 8 .529 3.68 96 0 60 0 0 23 132.0 120 65 54 8 75 11 104 2 0 5 570 98 1.477 8.2 0.5 5.1 7.1 1.39
ATL (1 yr) 4 4 .500 3.86 38 0 25 0 0 4 65.1 58 34 28 5 36 10 42 0 0 7 281 95 1.439 8.0 0.7 5.0 5.8 1.17
STL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 2.95 11 0 3 0 0 1 18.1 15 6 6 0 12 4 8 3 0 1 82 140 1.473 7.4 0.0 5.9 3.9 0.67
NL (6 yrs) 30 26 .536 2.72 368 0 238 0 0 85 583.0 470 210 176 34 264 60 381 21 1 24 2462 135 1.259 7.3 0.5 4.1 5.9 1.44
AL (9 yrs) 33 43 .434 4.22 313 34 178 7 2 63 564.2 540 303 265 36 328 20 384 24 2 11 2501 87 1.537 8.6 0.6 5.2 6.1 1.17

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 22 WSH AL 40 30 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 4 1 0 4 0 0 1
1956 23 WSH AL 5 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 24 WSH AL 26 28 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167 .231 .208 .439 22 5 2 1 2 0 0 1
1960 27 WSH AL 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 443 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 30 CLE AL 43 7 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 .500 .600 1.100 208 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 31 CLE AL 53 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1965 32 CHC NL 84 22 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .167 .211 .167 .377 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 1
1966 33 TOT NL 58 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 .231 .167 .397 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 33 CHC NL 20 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 33 ATL NL 38 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 34 CIN NL 70 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .059 .059 .059 .118 -68 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-20
1968 35 CIN NL 78 20 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .000 .150 .000 .150 -53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 36 CHC NL 56 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .375 .625 65 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 37 TOT MLB 58 20 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .176 .176 .176 .353 -2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 37 TOT NL 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 37 CHC NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 37 STL NL 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 37 KCR AL 36 17 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .214 .429 19 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1971 38 KCR AL 63 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .077 .154 -56 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 39 KCR AL 45 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 681 204 181 12 25 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 74 .138 .175 .155 .329 -8 28 4 2 15 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 49 43 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .138 .175 .155 .329 -8 7 1 0 4 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
WSH (4 yrs) 73 70 62 6 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .177 .203 .194 .397 9 12 3 1 6 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 171 34 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .167 .194 .200 .394 9 6 0 1 3 0 0
KCR (3 yrs) 144 37 33 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .121 .121 .121 .242 -31 4 0 0 4 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 148 37 34 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 22 .029 .108 .029 .138 -59 1 1 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 96 14 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .182 .250 .273 .523 47 3 0 0 2 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 38 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 2 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 368 83 75 4 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 38 .107 .163 .120 .283 -20 9 1 1 3 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 313 121 106 8 17 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 36 .160 .183 .179 .363 1 19 3 1 12 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-NL-20-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--7.920--96th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--5.999--227th

Games Played s c a p y
1965 NL--84--1st
1967 NL--70--1st
1968 NL--78--1st
1971 AL--63--4th
Career--681--106th

Saves s c a p y
1963 AL--12--9th
1964 AL--11--10th
1965 NL--31--1st
1967 NL--28--1st
1968 NL--13--5th
1971 AL--23--2nd
Career--148--69th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1966 NL--9--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 AL--7--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1963 AL--33--7th
1965 NL--62--1st
1966 NL--36--7th
1967 NL--61--1st
1968 NL--53--2nd
1971 AL--46--2nd
Career--416--53rd

Oldest s c a p y
1970 AL--born 1933-03-06--2nd
1970 NL--born 1933-03-06--9th
1971 AL--born 1933-03-06--2nd
1972 AL--born 1933-03-06--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 22 (997), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 19 (626), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

May 17, 1960: Released by the Washington Senators.

June, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Braves.

July 20, 1961: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Milwaukee Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 11, 1965: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.

May 28, 1966: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Lee Thomas.

November 28, 1966: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Atlanta Braves in the 1966 rule 5 draft.

January 9, 1969: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Myette (minors), Clarence Jones and Bill Plummer.

May 29, 1970: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Phil Gagliano.

July 1, 1970: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals for Chris Zachary.

February 2, 1973: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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