Dick Crutcher vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt Williams 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 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. 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 Mutt Williams

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
37.94
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
33.94
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Mutt Williams

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Mutt Williams

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.97
24.07
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
97.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
129.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.7
21.89
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100