Jason Bere vs. Ken Crosby — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Crosby
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Crosby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Bere posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 8.41 and 2.213 for Ken Crosby. By the career numbers, Jason Bere had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Ken Crosby

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.14
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
13.28
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.28
13.28
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.17
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
5.07
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.279
1.279
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
40.4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
46.92
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
5.62
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.38
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
38.51
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.92
46.92

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Ken Crosby

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.94
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.63
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.54
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Ken Crosby

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
98.9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.03
23.18
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
125.27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
112.09
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
19.03
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA