Dick Crutcher vs. Matt Stites — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites 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 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. 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 Matt Stites

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.74
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.15
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.64
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Matt Stites

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Matt Stites

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
381.08
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
24.07
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
129.73
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
21.89
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA