Jim Crawford vs. Tommy de la Cruz — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy de la Cruz
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy de la Cruz built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy de la Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.124 compared to 4.4 and 1.583 for Jim Crawford. By the career numbers, Tommy de la Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.6
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.8
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.12
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.76
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
40.12
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
36.22
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
5.26
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.95
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
34.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431.2
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.36
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.602
0.602
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.265
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
36
332.31
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
535.38
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
19.49
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
9.77
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
176.47
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA