Dick Crutcher vs. Steve Delabar — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Delabar
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Delabar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Crutcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.07 and 1.351 for Steve Delabar. By the career numbers, Dick Crutcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Crutcher and Steve Delabar

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.07
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
7.07
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.72
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
11.19
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
38.74
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.94
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.49
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.39
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
33.94
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
32.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Steve Delabar

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.126
0.126
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Steve Delabar

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
381.08
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
24.07
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
129.73
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
21.89
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA