Doc Crandall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1918)

W–L 102–62
ERA 2.92
WHIP 1.24
SO 606
Pitcher PIV -1301.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
10/8/1887 in Wadena, IN, USA
Died
8/17/1951 in Bell, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1908-04-24
Last Game
1918-08-31

Full name: James Otis Crandall

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
102 62 302 135 91 9 25 1546.7 1,538 502 52 379 606 2.92 -1301.2

Career ERA 2.92 vs. league average 2.90 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1908 NY1 NL 12 12 32 24 13 0 0 214.7 198 70 59 77 2.93 2.40 (-22%) -779.6
1909 NY1 NL 6 4 30 8 4 0 6 122.0 117 39 33 55 2.88 2.55 (-13%) -644.2
1910 NY1 NL 17 4 42 18 13 2 5 207.7 194 59 43 73 2.56 2.79 (+8%) -858.6
1911 NY1 NL 15 5 41 15 9 2 5 198.7 199 58 51 94 2.63 3.37 (+22%) 18.7
1912 NY1 NL 13 7 37 10 7 0 2 162.0 181 65 35 60 3.61 3.36 (-7%) -47.8
1913 NY1 NL 2 4 24 2 1 0 5 55.3 61 19 13 28 3.09 3.07 (-1%) 362.6
1913 NY1 NL 2 0 11 1 1 0 1 42.3 41 12 11 14 2.55 3.07 (+17%) 362.6
1914 SLF FL 13 9 27 21 18 1 0 196.0 194 77 52 84 3.54 2.93 (-21%) -915.5
1915 SLF FL 21 15 51 33 22 4 1 312.7 307 90 77 117 2.59 2.90 (+11%) 1553.8
1916 SLA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 7 4 1 0 27.00 — 0.0
1918 BSN NL 1 2 5 3 3 0 0 34.0 39 9 4 4 2.38 2.83 (+16%) -44.3
Career · 11 seasons 102 62 302 135 91 9 25 1,546.2 1,538 502 379 606 2.92 — -992

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
500 887 109 253 35 19 9 126 9 118 112 .285 .372 .398 .770 2,845

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +12.3% above league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +19.3% above league average.

Career OPS .770 vs. league average .653 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1908 NY1 NL 34 72 8 16 4 0 2 6 0 4 11 .222 .240 (-8%) .298 (-9%) .306 (+18%) .605 (+5%) 31.7
1909 NY1 NL 30 41 4 10 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 .244 — — — — 0.0
1910 NY1 NL 45 73 10 25 2 4 1 13 0 5 7 .342 .249 (+37%) .317 (+21%) .326 (+59%) .644 (+40%) 418.8
1911 NY1 NL 61 113 12 27 1 4 2 21 2 8 16 .239 .266 (-10%) .336 (-12%) .356 (+4%) .693 (-4%) -102.4
1912 NY1 NL 50 80 9 25 6 2 0 19 0 6 7 .312 .268 (+16%) .335 (+7%) .358 (+22%) .694 (+15%) 177.1
1913 NY1 NL 31 25 4 7 2 1 0 2 0 1 5 .280 — — — — 0.0
1913 SLN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 NY1 NL 15 22 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 .364 — — — — 0.0
1914 SLF FL 118 278 40 86 16 5 2 41 3 58 32 .309 .255 (+21%) .322 (+33%) .339 (+25%) .661 (+29%) 1776.3
1915 SLF FL 84 141 18 40 2 2 1 19 4 27 15 .284 .250 (+13%) .318 (+27%) .332 (+5%) .651 (+16%) 543.6
1916 SLA AL 16 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 — — — — 0.0
1918 BSN NL 14 28 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 500 887 109 253 35 19 9 126 9 118 112 .285 — — — — 2,845

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1913 WS NY1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1912 WS NY1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1911 WS NY1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 5 0 0 10.7 7 2 0 6 1.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1913 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 4.7 4 2 0 2 3.86
1912 WS NY1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
1911 WS NY1 1 0 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25244367140376.316
Away25044640113653.253

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home156853.18342401953452.53
Away147694.17042131852662.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1918-08-31 BSNPHIL 400000000
1918-08-30 BSNPHIW 310000111
1918-08-25 BSNCINW 201000000
1918-08-24 BSNCINL 301000000
1918-08-21 BSNPITL 101000000
1918-08-19 BSNCHCL 200000010
1918-08-18 BSNCHCL 100000000
1918-08-17 BSNSTLL 201000021
1918-08-16 BSNSTLL 201000000
1918-08-13 BSNNY1L 101000100

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1918-08-31 BSNPHI L 8.01465101
1918-08-25 BSNCIN — 1.0100000
1918-08-19 BSNCHC L 8.0922110
1918-08-16 BSNSTL — 6.0600020
1918-08-07 BSNSTL W 11.0932210
1916-05-29 SLADET — 0.1243100
1916-04-23 SLACLE — 1.0544000
1915-10-03 SLFKCF W 2.0422030
1915-10-02 SLFKCF — 2.0311100
1915-09-29 SLFKCF — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
2B 71 0 105 165 21 11
OF 4 0 5 0 0 0
P 302 50 76 432 20 17
SS 8 0 5 12 3 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1908 NY1 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1908 NY1 P 32 24 15 52 1 2
1909 NY1 P 30 8 9 39 3 4
1910 NY1 P 42 18 12 49 1 3
1910 NY1 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 NY1 2B 3 0 3 5 1 0
1911 NY1 P 41 0 9 59 3 2
1911 NY1 SS 6 0 5 12 2 1
1912 NY1 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1912 NY1 2B 2 0 1 3 0 0
1912 NY1 P 37 0 4 41 2 0
1913 NY1 2B 2 0 3 5 0 1
1913 NY1 P 24 0 0 17 0 0
1913 NY1 P 11 0 2 14 0 0
1914 SLF 2B 63 0 98 152 20 10
1914 SLF OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1914 SLF P 27 0 8 52 4 2
1914 SLF SS 1 0 0 0 1 0
1915 SLF P 51 0 15 99 5 3
1916 SLA P 2 0 0 0 1 0
1918 BSN OF 3 0 5 0 0 0
1918 BSN P 5 0 2 10 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 303
First Base 1
Second Base 70
Shortstop 8
Center Field 1
Right Field 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Doc Crandall (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gene Packard
    85-69, 3.01 ERA
  2. 89
    George Suggs
    99-91, 3.11 ERA
  3. 89
    Tex Hughson
    96-54, 2.94 ERA
  4. 86
    Doc Ayers
    65-79, 2.84 ERA
  5. 84
    Jim Turner
    69-60, 3.22 ERA
  6. 82
    Jim Bagby
    127-88, 3.11 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Crandall

What years did Doc Crandall play?
Doc Crandall played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1918.
Was Doc Crandall a pitcher?
Yes. Doc Crandall pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 606 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doc Crandall hit?
Doc Crandall hit 9 career home runs with 253 hits.