Howdy Caton vs. Frank Crespi — Career Comparison

Howdy Caton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Frank Crespi
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Howdy Caton and Frank Crespi are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Howdy Caton, 100 for Frank Crespi), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 84 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Frank Crespi, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Howdy Caton and Frank Crespi

Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
231
150.33
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
153.04
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
922
600
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
600
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
814
529.72
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
528.12
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
184
119.74
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
139.13
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
150
97.61
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
115.94
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.71
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
18.55
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.41
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.32
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.32
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
22.13
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
23.19
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
77.82
50.64
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.89
58.49
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
234
152.28
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
169.28
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
271
176.36
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
197.1
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
55.31
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
72.46
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
34.49
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
51.01
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
138
89.8
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
121.16
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.16
56.72
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.82
67.14
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.6
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.8
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
54.01
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
52.17
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
33.84
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
102
59.13
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
10.15
10.15
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.67
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.91
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
18
10.43
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.71
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.64
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.86
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.57
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.64
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Howdy Caton and Frank Crespi

Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.783
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.142
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Frank Crespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Crespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0