Ken Crosby vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Ken Crosby
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Crosby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 8.41 and 2.213 for Ken Crosby. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Crosby and Connie Rector

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
54.1
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
13.28
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.28
13.28
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.92
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
46.92
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.91
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
38.51
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.92
46.92
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Crosby and Connie Rector

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.51
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4320
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.78
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.62
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Crosby and Connie Rector

Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
546.84
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
126.58
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
97.05
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.68
51.21
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
173
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
161.18
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
60.76
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
114.77
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.64
56.24
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
32.07
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.53
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100