Dick Crutcher vs. Travis Phelps — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Travis Phelps
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Phelps 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 4.34 and 1.382 for Travis Phelps. 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 Travis Phelps

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.34
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.75
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.6
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.92
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
39.86
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.13
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.85
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
33.94
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
33.9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Travis Phelps

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.53
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.04
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Travis Phelps

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
47400
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
24.07
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
129.73
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
21.89
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
145.95
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA