Tim Crews vs. Lefty Leifield — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Leifield 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. Lefty Leifield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.44 and 1.409 for Tim Crews. By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Lefty Leifield

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.11
56.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.97
72.97
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
8.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.71
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7411
36.29
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
33.16
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Lefty Leifield

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
2.16
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Lefty Leifield

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
533.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.45
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.98
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.61
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.87
31.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
137.12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
40.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.2
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
66.38
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.84
31.3
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
120.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.71
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100