Sam Crawford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Sam Crawford was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Brooklyn Royal Giants. Across 160 career appearances, he went 61-51 with a 3.98 ERA and 461 strikeouts. He also batted .190 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3909.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 61–51
ERA 3.98
WHIP 1.36
SO 461
Pitcher PIV 3909.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 200 lb
Born
4/15/1892 in Dallas, TX, USA

Full name: Samuel Crawford

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sam Crawford — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
61 51 160 114 73 7 7 976.2 976 432 25 351 461 3.98 3909.3

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 11.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sam Crawford (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1911 BRG EAS 2 3 10 8 6 0 0 73.2 82 34 27 34 4.15 3.37 (-23%) 182.3
1912 BRG EAS 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 18.0 26 16 5 14 8.00 3.36 (-138%) 223.4
1913 COG WES 3 1 4 4 4 0 0 36.0 34 8 11 12 2.00 3.07 (+35%) 204.8
1913 CAG WES 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 26.1 27 6 9 8 2.05 3.07 (+33%) -36.9
1914 CAG WES 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 4 1 3.38 — 0.0
1915 CAG WES 4 1 6 5 4 1 0 42.2 26 7 13 26 1.48 2.90 (+49%) 768.9
1916 CAG WES 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 4 3.00 — 0.0
1918 CAG WES 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 12.2 9 4 10 1 2.84 2.83 (avg) -530.2
1919 DS WES 10 4 18 14 9 1 3 112.0 109 38 50 55 3.05 3.09 (+1%) -1227.8
1919 CAG WES 1 2 5 4 3 0 0 35.0 35 13 9 13 3.34 3.09 (-8%) 485.9
1920 KCM NNL 14 8 26 18 14 2 1 181.2 149 58 58 102 2.87 3.45 (+17%) 2791.0
1921 KCM NNL 9 11 30 23 15 0 2 187.2 203 94 63 91 4.51 4.02 (-12%) 112.8
1922 KCM NNL 7 5 13 9 6 1 0 79.1 82 33 20 24 3.74 4.18 (+10%) 307.6
1923 KCM NNL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 11 7 5 6 7.88 — 0.0
1924 SLS NNL 3 3 8 5 2 0 1 37.0 43 23 21 22 5.59 4.13 (-36%) -423.1
1925 CAG NNL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 3 4.50 — 0.0
1925 BBB NNL 4 7 21 11 5 1 0 96.0 94 65 40 38 6.09 4.55 (-34%) 1050.7
1928 CTG NNL 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4.2 11 6 1 0 11.57 — 0.0
1931 CC2 NNL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 20 13 1 7 14.62 — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 61 51 160 114 73 7 7 976.2 976 432 351 461 3.98 — 3,909

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

Sam Crawford — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
201 457 41 87 10 2 0 30 11 28 0 .190 .240 .221 .461 -1,499

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OBP .240 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career SLG .221 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career OPS .461 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Sam Crawford (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1911 BRG EAS 12 35 7 10 3 0 0 6 2 4 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1912 BRG EAS 6 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1913 COG WES 4 12 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1913 CAG WES 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1914 CAG WES 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1915 CAG WES 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1916 CAG WES 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 CAG WES 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1919 DS WES 19 38 4 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1919 CAG WES 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1920 KCM NNL 28 66 5 11 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 .167 .271 (-39%) .331 (-35%) .363 (-46%) .694 (-41%) -418.2
1921 KCM NNL 35 84 8 19 1 0 0 4 3 6 0 .226 .286 (-21%) .344 (-19%) .395 (-40%) .739 (-30%) -399.0
1922 KCM NNL 18 39 3 8 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 .205 — — — — 0.0
1923 KCM NNL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1924 SLS NNL 8 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1925 CAG NNL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1925 BBB NNL 35 72 7 10 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 .139 .288 (-52%) .349 (-50%) .407 (-62%) .756 (-57%) 0.0
1926 CAG NNL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1928 CTG NNL 12 23 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .217 — — — — 0.0
1929 CAG NNL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1931 CC2 NNL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 201 457 41 87 10 2 0 30 11 28 0 .190 — — — — -817

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

Sam Crawford — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sam Crawford — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 NWS CAG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sam Crawford — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sam Crawford — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1926 NWS CAG 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sam Crawford — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home101100—
Away361100.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Sam Crawford — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home13.000000.00
Away312.0120650.00

Last 4 Games — Batting

Sam Crawford — Last 4 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-07-03 BIRCAGL 000000000
1938-06-26 BIRJAXW 011000000
1925-08-29 BIRMEMW 411000000
1921-05-09 KCMCAGL 200000000

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Sam Crawford — Last 4 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-07-03 BIRCAG — 0.0000000
1938-06-26 BIRJAX W 3.0000000
1925-08-29 BIRMEM W 9.0600440
1921-05-09 KCMCAG L 3.0660210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Crawford — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 3 0 0 1
2B 8 3 6 7 3 0
3B 1 1 0 1 0 0
C 1 1 3 0 0 0
OF 26 6 15 3 6 1
P 160 89 25 215 20 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Crawford — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 BRG OF 2 0 3 1 0 0
1911 BRG P 10 0 1 17 5 0
1912 BRG OF 4 0 3 2 2 1
1912 BRG P 5 0 1 1 1 0
1913 COG P 4 0 1 10 2 0
1913 CAG P 3 0 1 11 0 0
1914 CAG P 1 0 2 3 0 0
1915 CAG P 6 0 1 14 1 2
1916 CAG P 1 0 0 3 0 0
1918 CAG P 2 0 0 5 0 0
1919 DS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1919 DS P 18 14 3 23 2 1
1919 CAG P 5 4 0 5 1 0
1920 KCM 1B 1 0 3 0 0 1
1920 KCM OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1920 KCM P 26 18 8 38 1 1
1921 KCM OF 5 2 2 0 0 0
1921 KCM P 30 23 3 42 6 2
1922 KCM 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0
1922 KCM 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1922 KCM OF 1 1 2 0 2 0
1922 KCM P 13 9 2 24 0 1
1923 KCM OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1923 KCM P 2 2 0 2 1 0
1924 SLS P 8 5 1 14 0 1
1925 CAG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB OF 6 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB P 21 12 0 1 0 0
1926 CAG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 CTG 2B 4 3 5 5 3 0
1928 CTG OF 4 3 4 0 2 0
1928 CTG P 3 1 0 2 0 0
1929 CAG C 1 1 3 0 0 0
1931 CC2 P 1 1 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Sam Crawford (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 160
Catcher 1
First Base 2
Second Base 8
Third Base 1
Left Field 8
Center Field 3
Right Field 15

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  1. 98
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  2. 96
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  3. 96
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    48-48, 4.06 ERA
  4. 94
    John Cerutti
    49-43, 3.94 ERA
  5. 94
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  6. 90
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Sam Crawford: the record in brief

Sam Crawford's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1911 to 1931. By club, Crawford's seasons break down as the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911 through 1912), the Chicago Giants (1913), the Chicago American Giants (1913 to 1929), the Detroit Stars (1919), the Kansas City Monarchs (1920 to 1923), the St. Louis Stars (1924), the Birmingham Black Barons (1925), and the Cleveland Tigers (1928), among other clubs in the table. At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame, Crawford is listed as a pitcher. Crawford threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is April 15, 1892, in Dallas, TX, USA. The given name on file is Samuel Crawford.

Crawford's career pitching line is 61 wins, 51 losses and a 3.98 ERA over 160 appearances. The totals include 461 strikeouts, 73 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The league ERA over Crawford's seasons was 3.58, so the 3.98 figure ran 11.2% worse than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Crawford

Was Sam Crawford a pitcher?
Yes. Sam Crawford pitched in the major leagues, recording 61 wins and 461 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Crawford hit?
Sam Crawford hit 0 career home runs with 87 hits.
What was Sam Crawford's career batting average?
Sam Crawford batted .190 over his career, with 87 hits in 457 at bats.
How many RBI did Sam Crawford have?
Sam Crawford drove in 30 runs in his career.
What was Sam Crawford's career ERA?
Sam Crawford finished with a 3.98 career ERA, going 61-51 with 461 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sam Crawford have?
Sam Crawford recorded 461 career strikeouts.