Jerry Cram vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Charley Wilson

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.68
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.42
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
34.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Charley Wilson

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Charley Wilson

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA