Tim Crews vs. Ernie Groth — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ernie Groth
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ernie Groth built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Crews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.63 and 1.750 for Ernie Groth. By the career numbers, Tim Crews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Ernie Groth

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
43.88
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
39.94
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Ernie Groth

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.66
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.57
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Ernie Groth

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
12.14
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
3.02
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA