Tim Crews vs. Josh Swindell — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.44 and 1.409 for Tim Crews. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Josh Swindell

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.67
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
38.42
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Josh Swindell

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1271
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423.2
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.91
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.66
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.57
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Josh Swindell

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
96
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
12
288
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA