Roy Crumpler vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Roy Crumpler
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Roy Crumpler built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 6.11 and 2.151 for Roy Crumpler. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crumpler and Fred Smith

Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.74
12.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.906
0.906
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
45.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.151
2.151
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
38.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.34
45.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Roy Crumpler and Fred Smith

Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crumpler and Fred Smith

Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
560
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.11
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
77.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.86
34.94
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
90.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Roy Crumpler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100