Doc Crandall vs. August Williams — Career Comparison

Doc Crandall
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
August Williams
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Crandall built a career as a starting pitcher and August Williams 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 7.5 and 2.083 for August Williams. 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 August Williams

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.76
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.79
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.59
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.7
44.7
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.92
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4640
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
8.95
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.3
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.21
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.53
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6355
36.98
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
45.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.89
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
34.49
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
36.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.75
45.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Crandall and August Williams

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
6.35
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.21
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
10.02
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.72
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
13.95
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
13.23
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.95
12.95
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.48
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Crandall and August Williams

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
290.42
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1033
600
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
515.2
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
146.95
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
110.36
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.33
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
11.04
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.59
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143.71
83.47
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
205.03
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
217.81
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.31
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
73.18
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
131.27
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155.16
90.12
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
184.61
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.32
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
68.54
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
112
65.05
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.94
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.23
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.23
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100