Ed Crane vs. Stan Fansler — Career Comparison

Ed Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Crane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 3.99 and 1.554 for Ed Crane. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Crane and Stan Fansler

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.18
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.02
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.42
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.56
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.6
42.6
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.99
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
8.85
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
5.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
4.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.34
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7110
41.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
6.89
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6167
35.79
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Crane and Stan Fansler

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9885
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3295
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
1.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.15
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.51
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.23
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
2.72
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.12
84.12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.478
2.478
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Crane and Stan Fansler

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
156.71
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
564.73
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
134.27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
103.01
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
18.04
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.01
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.21
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
31.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.73
56.81
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
185.97
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
169.54
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
79.76
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
33.67
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
106.21
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.82
61.25
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
8.82
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.8
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
34.47
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
76.55
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.84
7.84
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA