Roy Crabb vs. Al Holland — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Holland
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Holland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Holland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.29 and 1.442 for Roy Crabb. By the career numbers, Al Holland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crabb and Al Holland

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.35
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.09
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.98
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.35
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.63
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.77
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.23
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.75
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
7.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.08
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709
37.74
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.01
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.15
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.36
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
33.75
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
33.65
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Al Holland

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.35
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.02
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.42
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.27
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.22
89.22
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Al Holland

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
2618.18
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
490.91
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.91
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
10.27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.18
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.18
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.73
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.99
-59.58
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.03
-7.02
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
330
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
245.45
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100