Doc Crandall vs. Slim McGrew — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Crandall built a career as a starting pitcher and Slim McGrew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Crandall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 6.6 and 1.900 for Slim McGrew. By the career numbers, Doc Crandall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Crandall and Slim McGrew

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.76
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.79
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.59
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.7
44.7
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.92
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4640
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.2
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
8.95
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
12
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.3
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.21
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6355
36.98
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
43.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.89
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
34.49
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.4
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Crandall and Slim McGrew

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
6.35
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1641
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.21
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
10.02
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
13.95
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
13.23
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.95
12.95
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.48
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Crandall and Slim McGrew

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
290.42
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1033
600
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
515.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
146.95
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
110.36
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.33
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
11.04
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.59
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143.71
83.47
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
205.03
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
217.81
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.31
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
73.18
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
131.27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.16
90.12
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.02
-61.28
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.32
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
68.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
65.05
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.94
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA