Tim Crews vs. Mel Harder — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Harder
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Harder 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 3.8 and 1.408 for Mel Harder. 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 Mel Harder

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.53
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.14
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.59
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.49
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.4
74.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.48
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
3.8
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10279
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3426.1
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3706
9.73
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.42
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
3.05
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14862
39.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.25
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
4.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13685
35.95
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Mel Harder

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1271
27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423.2
9
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.91
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.66
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.57
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.62
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Mel Harder

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
266.67
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1314
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
549.32
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
90.87
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
69.41
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.83
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.46
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.84
23.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
118.26
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
110.05
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
40.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
42.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
81.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.85
16.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
17.81
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
168.49
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.51
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.91
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.91
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100