Tim Crews vs. Paul Hartzell — Career Comparison

Paul Hartzell 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Tim Crews and 109 for Paul Hartzell, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 110 and 105 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Tim Crews — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.