George Crosby vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

George Crosby
Pre-GenerationalIowaNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and George Crosby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Crosby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.71 and 1.441 for Todd Ritchie. By the career numbers, George Crosby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Crosby and Todd Ritchie

George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.22
65.22
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.54
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.86
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.54
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
42.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
38.25
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for George Crosby and Todd Ritchie

George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.34
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.88
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.81
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Crosby and Todd Ritchie

George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
94.58
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
104.85
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA