Les McCrabb vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Les McCrabb
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les McCrabb built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 5.96 and 1.586 for Les McCrabb. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les McCrabb and Mike Venafro

Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.96
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
11.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
41.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
6.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
38.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Les McCrabb and Mike Venafro

Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.211
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les McCrabb and Mike Venafro

Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
296.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
576.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
9.24
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.47
-11.46
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
20
155.84
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA