Ken Crosby vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Ken Crosby
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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. Cleon Webb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.67 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 8.41 and 2.213 for Ken Crosby. By the career numbers, Cleon Webb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Crosby and Cleon Webb

Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
13.28
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.28
13.28
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
46.92
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
38.51
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.92
46.92
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Ken Crosby and Cleon Webb

Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Crosby and Cleon Webb

Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
21.95
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA