Steve Busby vs. Tim Crews — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby 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. Steve Busby led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 110). Tim Crews held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 102). Role difference aside, Steve Busby holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Crews

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.46
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.72
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4505
38.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Crews

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Crews

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
167
6680
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
96
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA