Walter Crosby vs. Tom Gettinger — Career Comparison

Walter Crosby
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueCatcher
Tom Gettinger
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Walter Crosby and Tom Gettinger are closely matched on the surface stats. Walter Crosby posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .678) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .306). Tom Gettinger had the advantage in slugging (.372 vs .333). By the career numbers, Walter Crosby had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Walter Crosby and Tom Gettinger

Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
138.63
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
557.86
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
145.29
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.58
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.96
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.09
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.71
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.1
67.77
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
207.39
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
181.89
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
67.65
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
70.98
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
131.98
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.4
74.75
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
33.27
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.74
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.81
33.81
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.55
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.53
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.53
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walter Crosby and Tom Gettinger

Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.11
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.05
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.83
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Walter Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0