Joe Benz vs. Tim Crews — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.44 and 1.409 for Tim Crews. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Crews

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.34
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Crews

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1271
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.57
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Crews

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
3.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
187.34
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA