Roy Crabb vs. Kevin Hickey — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Hickey
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Hickey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Crabb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 3.91 and 1.431 for Kevin Hickey. By the career numbers, Roy Crabb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crabb and Kevin Hickey

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.94
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.35
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
8.24
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.56
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.08
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
38.18
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.06
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.15
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.41
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
33.75
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
33.31
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Kevin Hickey

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.94
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232.2
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.74
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.28
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.24
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Kevin Hickey

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
270
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.99
-59.58
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
330
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA