Tim Crews vs. Bill Harvey — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Harvey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Harvey 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 5.21 and 1.482 for Bill Harvey. 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 Bill Harvey

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.93
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.01
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.67
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
9.7
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.26
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
40.61
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
6.33
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2028
35.84
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Bill Harvey

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.65
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898.1
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.64
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.84
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.715
1.715
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.03
63.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Bill Harvey

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
196
263.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
521.97
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
130.49
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
87.44
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
43.05
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.52
74.69
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
201.79
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
197.76
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
53.81
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.84
79.16
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
63.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.76
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100