Ed Crane vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Ed Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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. Ed Crane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. By the career numbers, Ed Crane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Crane and Joe Margoneri

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.57
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.02
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.6
42.6
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.27
86.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
8.85
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
5.14
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
4.17
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.79
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.34
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7110
41.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
40.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
6.89
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6167
35.79
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Crane and Joe Margoneri

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9885
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3295
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
1.57
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.15
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.51
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.23
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
2.72
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.12
84.12
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.478
2.478
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Crane and Joe Margoneri

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
156.71
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
526.83
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
600
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
564.73
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
134.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
103.01
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
18.04
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.01
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.21
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
31.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.73
56.81
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
185.97
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
169.54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
79.76
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
33.67
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
106.21
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.82
61.25
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
34.47
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
76.55
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.84
7.84
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA