Claude Crocker vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Claude Crocker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Waits 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. Rick Waits posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 6.75 and 2.625 for Claude Crocker. By the career numbers, Rick Waits had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Crocker and Rick Waits

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.25
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
13.5
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1514
9.55
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.69
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.58
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
4.16
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6152
38.8
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
4.67
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5475
34.53
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Claude Crocker and Rick Waits

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1427
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Crocker and Rick Waits

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0