Ed Crane vs. Pinky Woods — Career Comparison

Ed Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Pinky Woods
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pinky Woods 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. Pinky Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 3.99 and 1.554 for Ed Crane. By the career numbers, Pinky Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Crane and Pinky Woods

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.18
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.02
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.02
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.05
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.42
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.6
42.6
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.27
86.27
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.76
51.76
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.99
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.97
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
27
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
9
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
8.85
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
9.22
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
5.14
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.9
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
4.17
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.95
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.34
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7110
41.26
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1675
39.81
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
6.89
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.52
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6167
35.79
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
34.72
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Ed Crane and Pinky Woods

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.1
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9885
27
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3295
9
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
1.57
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.15
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.51
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
3.23
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
2.72
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.12
84.12
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.478
2.478
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Crane and Pinky Woods

Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
156.71
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
380.6
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
600
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
564.73
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
126
564.18
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
134.27
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
24
107.46
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
103.01
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
19
85.07
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
18.04
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.01
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.21
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
31.26
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.73
56.81
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
23.21
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
185.97
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
29
129.85
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
169.54
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
27
120.9
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
79.76
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
33.67
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
106.21
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.82
61.25
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
18.97
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.8
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
34.47
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
191
76.55
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.38
8.38
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.62
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Ed Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0