Ted Abernathy

Q: When was Ted Abernathy born?

Ted Abernathy was born on March 6, 1933.

Q: Where was Ted Abernathy born?

Ted Abernathy was born in Stanley, NC .

Q: How tall was Ted Abernathy?

Ted Abernathy was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ted Abernathy weigh when playing?

Ted Abernathy weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Ted Abernathy play?

Ted Abernathy played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Ted Abernathy in the Hall of Fame?

Ted Abernathy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Ted Abernathy have?

Ted Abernathy had 765 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ted Abernathy played for?

Ted Abernathy played for 8 teams; the Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: When did Ted Abernathy retire?

Ted Abernathy last played in 1972.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 6, 1933 in Stanley, NC us

Died: December 16, 2004 in Gastonia, NC

Buried: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, NC

High School: Stanley HS (Stanley, NC)

Debut: April 13, 1955 (Age 22-038d, 11,205th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1972 (Age 39-208d)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Theodore Wade Abernathy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.9

ERA

3.46

681

149

1148.1

765

WHIP

1.395

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1952	19	WSH-min	D	20	13	.606	1.69	37			23	6		255.0	187	70	48	2	103		293	8	2	5				1.137	6.6	0.1	3.6	10.3	2.84	RRA COPL
1953	20	WSH-min	AA	4	1	.800	1.56	7	6		4	2		52.0	35	14	9	2	28		34	1	0	2				1.212	6.1	0.3	4.8	5.9	1.21	CNG SOUA
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
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	3.88	1.701	10.3	0.7	5.1	6.0	1.18
1956	23	WSH-min	AAA	12	16	.429	3.90	36	31		19	2		231.0	229	122	100	10	92	10	212	6	0	7				1.390	8.9	0.4	3.6	8.3	2.30	LOU AA
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	101	3.13	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	5.09	1.941	10.6	1.0	6.9	5.3	0.77

1958	25	WSH-min	AA	9	9	.500	4.71	30	22		6	0		147.0	152	85	77	8	85	2	79	9	0	4				1.612	9.3	0.5	5.2	4.8	0.93	CNG SOUA
1959	26	BAL-WSH-min	AAA,A	0	2	.000	9.00	3						2.0	3	2	2		1		1							2.000	13.5		4.5	4.5	1.00	MIA,CHR IL,SALL
1960	27	MLN-min	AAA,AA	3	5	.375	2.44	33	0		0	0		70.0	46	21	19	4	31	3	42	3	1	4				1.100	5.9	0.5	4.0	5.4	1.35	LOU,AUS AA,TL
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	37	5.86	2.667	12.0	0.0	12.0	3.0	0.25

1961	28	MLN-CLE-min	AAA					45																										VAN,SLC PCL
1962	29	CLE-min	AAA	5	2	.714	1.88	45	0		0	0		72.0	48	18	15	1	33	4	48	3	0	0				1.125	6.0	0.1	4.1	6.0	1.45	JCK IL
1963	30	CLE-min	AAA	2	1	.667	0.35	14	0		0	0		26.0	11	1	1	0	6	1	16	0	0	0				0.654	3.8	0.0	2.1	5.5	2.67	JCK IL
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	127	3.02	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	84	3.91	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	3.00	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	9	93.0	84	53	47	9	53	11	60	2	0	9	405	82	4.30	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	5	27.2	26	19	19	4	17	1	18	2	0	2	124	60	5.19	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	96	3.92	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	299	2.30	0.978	5.3	0.1	3.5	7.4	2.15	MVP-20
1968	35	CIN	NL	10	7	.588	2.46	78	0	53	0	0	13	135.1	111	43	37	9	55	15	64	4	0	2	562	129	3.61	1.227	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	128	3.95	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	152	3.85	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	165	4.21	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	231	4.19	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	143	4.22	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	145	3.68	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	3.65	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	179	3.02	1.080	6.8	0.3	2.9	4.3	1.47
14 Yrs				63	69	.477	3.46	681	34	416	7	2	149	1148.1	1010	513	441	70	592	80	765	45	3	35	4963	107	3.61	1.395	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	107	3.61	1.395	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	4.24	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	40	258.1	223	108	90	19	120	26	179	9	1	13	1110	123	3.59	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	3.47	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	241.2	174	62	52	10	96	20	152	9	0	3	989	178	3.04	1.117	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	99	3.51	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	96	3.92	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	143	4.22	1.473	7.4	0.0	5.9	3.9	0.67

NL (6 yrs)				30	26	.536	2.71	368	0	238	0	0	86	583.2	470	210	176	34	264	60	381	21	1	24	2462	136	3.42	1.258	7.2	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	3.80	1.537	8.6	0.6	5.2	6.1	1.17

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ted Abernathy born?

Ted Abernathy was born on March 6, 1933.

Where was Ted Abernathy born?

Ted Abernathy was born in Stanley, NC.

How tall was Ted Abernathy?

Ted Abernathy was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Ted Abernathy weigh when playing?

Ted Abernathy weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ted Abernathy play?

Ted Abernathy played 14 seasons.

Is Ted Abernathy in the Hall of Fame?

Ted Abernathy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ted Abernathy play?

Ted Abernathy was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ted Abernathy have?

Ted Abernathy had 765 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ted Abernathy played for?

Ted Abernathy played for 8 teams; the Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.

When did Ted Abernathy retire?

Ted Abernathy last played in 1972.

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