Ted Abernathy
1955–1972 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
681G
.138AVG
.175OBP
.155SLG
More career statistics
25H
0HR
9RBI
0SB
63–69W–L
1,147.2IP
765K
3.46ERA
34GS
148SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 204 | 205 |
| Batting · Walks | 6 | 7 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,963 | 4,969 |
| Pitching · p er | 441 | 440 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,443 | 3,439 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681 | 204 | 181 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | .138 | .175 | .155 | .330 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,147.7 | 681 | 34 | 7 | 63 | 69 | 148 | 1,010 | 513 | 441 | 70 | 592 | 765 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.396 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1955-09-24 to 1956-09-19
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | More Walks Than Outs | 1955-08-15 | 1 in 12,419 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1955-06-30 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1955-07-24 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 338 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | .089 | .132 | .089 |
| Away | 343 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 35 | .176 | .175 | .206 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 79 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .062 | .111 | .062 |
| May | 111 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .222 | .212 | .259 |
| June | 131 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .167 | .200 | .222 |
| July | 141 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .093 | .109 | .093 |
| August | 99 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .111 | .125 | .111 |
| September | 115 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .156 | .167 | .156 |
| October | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| new-york-mets | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| detroit-tigers | 37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .105 | .143 | .105 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| baltimore-orioles | 34 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .188 | .154 |
| houston-astros | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 40 | 26 | 4 | – | – | – | .154 | 119 | 79 |
| 1956 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 5 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 30 | 18 |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 26 | 24 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 83 | 50 |
| 1960 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 |  Cleveland Guardians | 43 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | 59 | 47 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 53 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 72 | 57 |
| 1965 |  Chicago Cubs | 84 | 18 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 136 | 104 |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs | 58 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 93 | 60 |
| 1967 |  Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 17 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .059 | 106 | 88 |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 17 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 135 | 64 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 56 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 85 | 55 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 17 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .176 | 83 | 59 |
| 1971 |  Kansas City Royals | 63 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 81 | 55 |
| 1972 | Kansas City Royals | 45 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 58 | 28 |