Roy Crabb vs. Hal Hudson — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Hudson
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Hudson 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 7.84 and 2.226 for Hal Hudson. 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 Hal Hudson

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.23
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.94
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
38.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
45.29
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.15
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.226
2.226
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
33.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Hal Hudson

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Hal Hudson

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
270
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.99
-59.58
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
330
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA