Ed Crane vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Ed Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 3.99 and 1.554 for Ed Crane. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Crane and Monty Stratton

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.18
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.29
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.02
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.6
42.6
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.99
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
8.85
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9.03
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
5.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
4.17
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.34
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7110
41.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
6.89
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6167
35.79
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Ed Crane and Monty Stratton

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9885
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3295
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
1.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.15
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.51
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.23
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
2.72
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.12
84.12
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.478
2.478
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Crane and Monty Stratton

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
156.71
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
207.8
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
600
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
564.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
134.27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
103.01
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
18.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.01
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
31.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.73
56.81
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
48.27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
185.97
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
169.54
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
140.49
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
79.76
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
33.67
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
106.21
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.82
61.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
16.72
48.93
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.8
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
34.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
191
76.55
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA