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Ted Abernathy
Theodore Wade Abernathy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

Debut April 13, 1955
Final Game September 30, 1972
Born March 6, 1933 in Stanley, NC
Died December 16, 2004 in Gastonia, NC

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 22 WSH AL   5   9  40  14   3   2  12  0  119.3  136   87   79   9   67   79   7   2   553   1   0  5.96  3.96   66 1.701
 1956 23 WSH AL   1   3   5   4   2   0   0  0   30.3   35   16   14   2   10   18   1   0   132   0   0  4.15  4.16  100 1.484
 1957 24 WSH AL   2  10  26  16   2   0   4  0   85.0  100   65   64   9   65   50   4   1   398   1   2  6.78  3.86   57 1.941
 1960 27 WSH AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    3.0    4    4    4   0    4    1   0   0    17   0   0 12.00  3.95   33 2.667
 1963 30 CLE AL   7   2  43   0   0   0  33 12   59.3   54   25   19   3   29   47   0   4   249   6   0  2.88  3.63  126 1.399
 1964 31 CLE AL   2   6  53   0   0   0  27 11   72.7   66   40   35   5   46   57   2   1   321   5   0  4.33  3.59   83 1.541
 1965 32 CHC NL   4   6  84   0   0   0  62 31  136.3  113   49   39   7   56  104   5   6   572  13   0  2.57  3.68  143 1.240
 1966 33 TOT NL   5   7  58   0   0   0  36  8   93.0   84   53   47   9   53   60   2   9   405  11   0  4.55  3.68   81 1.473
         CHC NL   1   3  20   0   0   0  11  4   27.7   26   19   19   4   17   18   2   2   124   1   0  6.18  3.68   60 1.554
         ATL NL   4   4  38   0   0   0  25  4   65.3   58   34   28   5   36   42   0   7   281  10   0  3.86  3.68   95 1.439
 1967 34 CIN NL   6   3  70   0   0   0  61 28  106.3   63   19   15   1   41   88   5   1   427   5   0  1.27  3.78  298 0.978 MVP-20
 1968 35 CIN NL  10   7  78   0   0   0  53 13  134.7  111   43   37   9   55   64   4   2   562  15   0  2.47  3.16  128 1.233
 1969 36 CHC NL   4   3  56   0   0   0  20  3   85.3   75   38   30   8   42   55   1   5   374  11   1  3.16  4.03  127 1.371
 1970 37 TOT     10   3  58   0   0   0  37 14   83.0   65   31   24   3   55   59   5   3   366   5   0  2.60  3.89  150 1.446
         TOT NL   1   0  22   0   0   0   6  2   27.3   24    8    8   0   17   10   4   1   122   5   0  2.63  4.24  161 1.500
         CHC NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   3  1    9.0    9    2    2   0    5    2   1   0    40   1   0  2.00  4.46  223 1.556
         STL NL   1   0  11   0   0   0   3  1   18.3   15    6    6   0   12    8   3   1    82   4   0  2.95  4.13  140 1.473
         KCR AL   9   3  36   0   0   0  31 12   55.7   41   23   16   3   38   49   1   2   244   0   0  2.59  3.72  144 1.419
 1971 38 KCR AL   4   6  63   0   0   0  46 23   81.0   60   28   23   3   50   55   6   1   348   4   0  2.56  3.43  134 1.358
 1972 39 KCR AL   3   4  45   0   0   0  25  5   58.3   44   15   11   2   19   28   3   0   239   3   0  1.70  3.01  177 1.080
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Years            69      34       2    148        1010       441      592       45  35  4963  80   3  3.46  3.67  106 1.396
 WL%= .477       63     681       7     416    1147.7       513       70       765
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  64   3   0   0  39 14  109.0   96   48   41   6   56   72   4   3   472   7   0  3.46  3.67  106 1.396
 Career High     10  10  84  16   3   2  62 31  136.3  136   87   79   9   67  104   7   9   572  15   2  1.27  4.03  298 0.978
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 22 WSH AL  40   26    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .154  .154  .154  -16    4   4   0   0   0   1
 1956 23 WSH AL   5   11    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .182  .182  .182   -2    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 24 WSH AL  26   24    3    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .167  .231  .208   22    5   2   0   0   1   2
 1960 27 WSH AL   2    1    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  443    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 30 CLE AL  43    5    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .400  .500  .600  208    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1964 31 CLE AL  53    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1965 32 CHC NL  84   18    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   7  .167  .211  .167    7    3   3   0   0   1   0
 1966 33 TOT NL  58   12    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .167  .231  .167   12    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  20    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  38    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .250  .333  .250   64    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 34 CIN NL  70   17    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  10  .059  .059  .059  -68    1   0   0   0   0   1 MVP-20
 1968 35 CIN NL  78   17    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  12  .000  .150  .000  -53    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 36 CHC NL  56    8    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .375   65    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 37 TOT     58   17    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   7  .176  .176  .176   -2    3   3   0   0   0   0
         TOT NL  22    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  11    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCR AL  36   14    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   5  .214  .214  .214   19    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1971 38 KCR AL  63   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .077  .077  .077  -56    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 39 KCR AL  45    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     681  181   12   25   3  0   0    9   0  0   6  74  .138  .175  .155   -8   28  15   0   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         43    3    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  18  .138  .175  .155   -8    7   4   0   0   0   1
 Career High     84   26    3    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   3  12                           5   4   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 22 WSH AL   30   27    1   1.0   100| .154  .263| .154  .342| .154  .391| .308  .733| -16  .057  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1956 23 WSH AL   11    9    0   0.0   103| .182  .263| .182  .344| .182  .401| .364  .744|  -2  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1957 24 WSH AL   28   24    1   1.1    98| .167  .261| .231  .332| .208  .393| .439  .726|  22  .077  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1960 27 WSH AL    1    0    1         102|1.000  .265|1.000  .338|1.000  .405|2.000  .743| 443         0.5   0.0   0%
 1963 30 CLE AL    7    4    2  13.5    95| .400  .255| .500  .322| .600  .394|1.100  .716| 208  .895   0.8   0.1   0%
 1964 31 CLE AL    7    7    0   0.0    95| .000  .254| .000  .323| .000  .395| .000  .718|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1965 32 CHC NL   22   18    1   1.5    95| .167  .260| .211  .324| .167  .394| .378  .718|   7  .135  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1966 33 TOT NL   13   10    1   2.7    98| .167  .267| .231  .326| .167  .403| .398  .729|  12  .305  -1.5  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL    4    4    0   0.0    97| .000  .266| .000  .324| .000  .400| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL    9    6    1   4.5    99| .250  .268| .333  .327| .250  .404| .583  .731|  64  .528  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1967 34 CIN NL   17   17    0   0.0   100| .059  .271| .059  .335| .059  .398| .118  .733| -68  .000  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1968 35 CIN NL   20   17    0   0.0    86| .000  .259| .150  .318| .000  .364| .150  .682| -53  .000  -3.2  -0.4   0%
 1969 36 CHC NL    8    6    1   4.5   105| .250  .274| .250  .346| .375  .406| .625  .752|  65  .532  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1970 37 TOT      20   17    1   1.6    98| .176  .259| .176  .333| .176  .396| .352  .729|  -2  .135  -2.5  -0.3   0%
         TOT NL    3    3    0   0.0   106| .000  .270| .000  .344| .000  .413| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    3    3    0   0.0   106| .000  .270| .000  .344| .000  .413| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         KCR AL   17   14    1   1.9    97| .214  .257| .214  .331| .214  .392| .428  .723|  19  .186  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1971 38 KCR AL   14   13    0   0.0    91| .077  .254| .077  .326| .077  .377| .154  .702| -56  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1972 39 KCR AL    6    6    0   0.0    82| .000  .245| .000  .314| .000  .354| .000  .668|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      204  175    9   1.4    96| .138  .261| .175  .331| .155  .390| .330  .721|  -8  .116 -26.6  -2.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1955 22 WSH AL   P   40      8   22    1    2  .968  .955  0.75  0.83  2.26  1.99   14  119.3
 1956 23 WSH AL   P    5      2   13    0    1 1.000  .949  3.00  0.82  4.46  1.93    4   30.3
 1957 24 WSH AL   P   26      4   19    0    3 1.000  .962  0.88  0.86  2.49  2.00   16   83.0
 1960 27 WSH AL   P    2      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  0.80  6.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1963 30 CLE AL   P   43      4   18    2    2  .917  .957  0.51  0.79  3.34  1.99    0   59.3
 1964 31 CLE AL   P   53      3   24    1    2  .964  .957  0.51  0.72  3.34  1.89    0   72.7
 1965 32 CHC NL   P   84     11   41    0    3 1.000  .956  0.62  0.81  3.43  2.08    0  136.3
 1966 33 TOT NL   P   58     11   25    2    0  .947  .947  0.62  0.74  3.48  1.95    0   93.0
         CHC NL   P   20      2   12    0    0 1.000  .946  0.70  0.74  4.55  1.95    0   27.7
         ATL NL   P   38      9   13    2    0  .917  .948  0.58  0.74  3.03  1.96    0   65.3
 1967 34 CIN NL   P   70      8   25    4    0  .892  .959  0.47  0.78  2.79  2.00    0  106.3
 1968 35 CIN NL   P   78     14   39    3    0  .946  .958  0.68  0.85  3.53  2.01    0  135.3
 1969 36 CHC NL   P   56      9   23    2    0  .941  .958  0.57  0.78  3.38  1.95    0   85.3
 1970 37 TOT      P   58      4   21    1    1  .962  .951  0.43  0.68  2.71  1.87    0   83.0
         TOT NL   P   22      1   12    1    1  .929  .949  0.59  0.71  4.29  1.88    0   27.3
         CHC NL   P   11      0    3    0    0 1.000  .938  0.27  0.71  3.00  1.90    0    9.0
         STL NL   P   11      1    9    1    1  .909  .952  0.91  0.71  4.92  1.87    0   18.3
         KCR AL   P   36      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.33  0.67  1.94  1.86    0   55.7
 1971 38 KCR AL   P   63      8   20    2    0  .933  .959  0.44  0.77  3.11  1.98    0   81.0
 1972 39 KCR AL   P   45      6   12    3    2  .857  .952  0.40  0.75  2.78  1.85    0   58.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1955 22 WSH AL   P   40      8   22    1    2  .968  .955  0.75  0.83  2.26  1.99   14  119.3
 1956 23 WSH AL   P    5      2   13    0    1 1.000  .949  3.00  0.82  4.46  1.93    4   30.3
 1957 24 WSH AL   P   26      4   19    0    3 1.000  .962  0.88  0.86  2.49  2.00   16   83.0
 1960 27 WSH AL   P    2      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  0.80  6.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1963 30 CLE AL   P   43      4   18    2    2  .917  .957  0.51  0.79  3.34  1.99    0   59.3
 1964 31 CLE AL   P   53      3   24    1    2  .964  .957  0.51  0.72  3.34  1.89    0   72.7
 1965 32 CHC NL   P   84     11   41    0    3 1.000  .956  0.62  0.81  3.43  2.08    0  136.3
 1966 33 TOT NL   P   58     11   25    2    0  .947  .947  0.62  0.74  3.48  1.95    0   93.0
         CHC NL   P   20      2   12    0    0 1.000  .946  0.70  0.74  4.55  1.95    0   27.7
         ATL NL   P   38      9   13    2    0  .917  .948  0.58  0.74  3.03  1.96    0   65.3
 1967 34 CIN NL   P   70      8   25    4    0  .892  .959  0.47  0.78  2.79  2.00    0  106.3
 1968 35 CIN NL   P   78     14   39    3    0  .946  .958  0.68  0.85  3.53  2.01    0  135.3
 1969 36 CHC NL   P   56      9   23    2    0  .941  .958  0.57  0.78  3.38  1.95    0   85.3
 1970 37 TOT      P   58      4   21    1    1  .962  .951  0.43  0.68  2.71  1.87    0   83.0
         TOT NL   P   22      1   12    1    1  .929  .949  0.59  0.71  4.29  1.88    0   27.3
         CHC NL   P   11      0    3    0    0 1.000  .938  0.27  0.71  3.00  1.90    0    9.0
         STL NL   P   11      1    9    1    1  .909  .952  0.91  0.71  4.92  1.87    0   18.3
         KCR AL   P   36      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.33  0.67  1.94  1.86    0   55.7
 1971 38 KCR AL   P   63      8   20    2    0  .933  .959  0.44  0.77  3.11  1.98    0   81.0
 1972 39 KCR AL   P   45      6   12    3    2  .857  .952  0.40  0.75  2.78  1.85    0   58.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 681     92  304   21   16  .950  .956  0.58  0.78  3.11  1.97   34 1146.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       681     92  304   21   16  .950  .956  0.58  0.78  3.11  1.97   34   1146

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-NL-20-0.03
Car-1221-0.03 shares

Hits Allowed/9IP
Car-7.92-95

Games
1965 NL-84-1
1967 NL-70-1
1968 NL-78-1
1971 AL-63-4

Saves
1963 AL-12-9
1964 AL-11-10
1965 NL-31-1
1967 NL-28-1
1968 NL-13-5
1971 AL-23-2
Car-148-66

Wild Pitches
1966 NL-9-9

Hit Batsmen
1955 AL-7-7

Games Finished
1963 AL-33-7
1965 NL-62-1
1966 NL-36-7
1967 NL-61-1
1968 NL-53-2
1971 AL-46-2
Car-416-52

Oldest Player
1970 AL-37-2
1970 NL-37-9
1971 AL-38-2
1972 AL-39-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 9 (253) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 22 (986) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (981) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 19.0 (619) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

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 Bill Plummer, Clarence Jones, and Ken Myette (minors).
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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1967-NL-20-0.03 Car-1221-0.03 shares	Hits Allowed/9IP Car-7.92-95	Games 1965 NL-84-1 1967 NL-70-1 1968 NL-78-1 1971 AL-63-4	Saves 1963 AL-12-9 1964 AL-11-10 1965 NL-31-1 1967 NL-28-1 1968 NL-13-5 1971 AL-23-2 Car-148-66	Wild Pitches 1966 NL-9-9	Hit Batsmen 1955 AL-7-7
Games Finished 1963 AL-33-7 1965 NL-62-1 1966 NL-36-7 1967 NL-61-1 1968 NL-53-2 1971 AL-46-2 Car-416-52	Oldest Player 1970 AL-37-2 1970 NL-37-9 1971 AL-38-2 1972 AL-39-1