General Crowder vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

General Crowder
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

General Crowder built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. General Crowder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. By the career numbers, General Crowder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for General Crowder and Joe Wheeler

General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.54
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.64
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.44
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.22
59.22
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.58
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
4.12
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7033
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2344.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2453
9.42
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.07
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.07
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10106
38.8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
4.62
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9290
35.66
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for General Crowder and Joe Wheeler

General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.44
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.102
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for General Crowder and Joe Wheeler

General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
260.56
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
928
600
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
847
547.63
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
106.03
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
91.16
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.64
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.23
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
28.31
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
124.14
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
129.96
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
42.67
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
38.15
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
80.82
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
30.28
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
23.92
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
77
49.78
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.05
12.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
28.45
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.65
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.65
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
General Crowder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA