Roy Crabb vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. 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 Chris Mears

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
38.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
33.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Chris Mears

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Chris Mears

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
270
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.99
-59.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
330
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA