Lem Cross vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Charley Wilson

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.649
0.649
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Charley Wilson

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Charley Wilson

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
258.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA