Roy Crabb vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 3.29 and 1.442 for Roy Crabb. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crabb and Lance McCullers

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
33.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Lance McCullers

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Lance McCullers

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.99
-59.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
330
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100