Nelson Cruz vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. By the career numbers, Nelson Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Cleon Webb

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Cleon Webb

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Cleon Webb

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA