Matthew Bowman vs. Dick Crutcher — Career Comparison

Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Crutcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.38 and 1.350 for Matthew Bowman. By the career numbers, Dick Crutcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matthew Bowman and Dick Crutcher

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.6
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Matthew Bowman and Dick Crutcher

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matthew Bowman and Dick Crutcher

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
24.07
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
129.73
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
21.89
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100