Dick Crutcher vs. Johnny Hetki — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Hetki
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Hetki 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 4.39 and 1.412 for Johnny Hetki. 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 Johnny Hetki

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.67
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.39
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
9.54
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.65
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.17
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
39.2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.09
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.95
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2097
35.93
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Johnny Hetki

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
23.2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.71
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.08
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
12.9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
12.8
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.551
0.551
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Johnny Hetki

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
980.15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
526.72
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
123.66
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
105.34
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
24.07
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.32
38.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
97.3
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
151.15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
129.73
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
155.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.64
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.12
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
21.89
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
45.14
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.71
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Johnny Hetki
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Hetki
Career
Per 600 PA