Claude Crocker vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Claude Crocker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Crocker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 6.75 and 2.625 for Claude Crocker. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Crocker and Al Downing

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
13.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Claude Crocker and Al Downing

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Crocker and Al Downing

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA