Victor Cruz vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. By the career numbers, Victor Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and Charley Wilson

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.73
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and Charley Wilson

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and Charley Wilson

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA