Ed Crane

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 204lb (178cm, 92kg)

Born: May 27, 1862 in Boston, MA us

Died: September 20, 1896 in Rochester, NY

Buried: Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, MA

Debut: April 17, 1884 (Age 21-326d, 682nd in MLB history)

Last Game: July 19, 1893 (Age 31-053d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Edward Nicholas Crane

Nicknames: Cannonball

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

W

L

ERA

3.99

G

204

GS

176

SV

IP

1551.0

SO

719

WHIP

1.554

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1884	22	BOS	UA	0	2	.000	4.00	4	2	2	1	0	0	18.0	17	14	8	1	6	13		0	4	79	77	3.55	1.278	8.5	0.5	3.0	6.5	2.17

1886	24	WHS	NL	1	7	.125	7.20	10	8	2	7	1	0	70.0	91	85	56	4	53	39		0	22	344	45	5.00	2.057	11.7	0.5	6.8	5.0	0.74

1888	26	NYG	NL	5	6	.455	2.43	12	11	1	11	2	1	92.2	70	51	25	3	40	58	2	0	10	404	113	3.11	1.187	6.8	0.3	3.9	5.6	1.45
1889	27	NYG	NL	14	11	.560	3.63	29	25	3	23	0	0	230.2	221	159	93	10	136	130	10	0	18	1048	110	4.34	1.548	8.6	0.4	5.3	5.1	0.96
1890	28	NYI	PL	16	19	.457	4.63	43	35	7	28	0	0	330.1	323	280	170	12	208	116	10	0	36	1537	98	4.66	1.607	8.8	0.3	5.7	3.2	0.56
1891	29	TOT	MLB	18	22	.450	2.97	47	44	3	36	2	0	366.2	350	242	121	6	203	173	17	0	21	1663	128	3.60	1.508	8.6	0.1	5.0	4.2	0.85
1891	29	CKK	AA	14	14	.500	2.45	32	31	1	25	1	0	250.0	216	151	68	3	139	122	14	0	16	1113	164	3.55	1.420	7.8	0.1	5.0	4.4	0.88
1891	29	CIN	NL	4	8	.333	4.09	15	13	2	11	1	0	116.2	134	91	53	3	64	51	3	0	5	550	81	3.71	1.697	10.3	0.2	4.9	3.9	0.80
1892	30	NYG	NL	16	24	.400	3.80	47	42	5	35	2	1	364.1	350	276	154	10	189	174	12	0	31	1643	85	3.49	1.479	8.6	0.2	4.7	4.3	0.92
1893	31	TOT	NL	2	6	.250	6.89	12	9	3	5	0	0	78.1	103	81	60	4	50	16	7	0	4	392	67	5.68	1.953	11.8	0.5	5.7	1.8	0.32
1893	31	NYG	NL	2	4	.333	5.93	10	7	3	4	0	0	68.1	84	62	45	2	41	11	6	0	3	333	78	5.37	1.829	11.1	0.3	5.4	1.4	0.27
1893	31	BRO	NL	0	2	.000	13.50	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.0	19	19	15	2	9	5	1	0	1	59	34	7.84	2.800	17.1	1.8	8.1	4.5	0.56
8 Yrs				72	97	.426	3.99	204	176	26	146	7	2	1551.0	1525	1188	687	50	885	719	58	0	146	7110	95	4.05	1.554	8.8	0.3	5.1	4.2	0.81
162 Game Avg.				13	17	.426	3.99	37	31	5	26	1	0	278	273	213	123	9	158	129	10	0	26	1272	95	4.05	1.554	8.8	0.3	5.1	4.2	0.81

NYG (4 yrs)				37	45	.451	3.77	98	85	12	73	4	2	756.0	725	548	317	25	406	373	30	0	62	3428	93	3.87	1.496	8.6	0.3	4.8	4.4	0.92
NYI (1 yr)				16	19	.457	4.63	43	35	7	28	0	0	330.1	323	280	170	12	208	116	10	0	36	1537	98	4.66	1.607	8.8	0.3	5.7	3.2	0.56
BOS (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.00	4	2	2	1	0	0	18.0	17	14	8	1	6	13		0	4	79	77	3.55	1.278	8.5	0.5	3.0	6.5	2.17
BRO (1 yr)				0	2	.000	13.50	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.0	19	19	15	2	9	5	1	0	1	59	34	7.84	2.800	17.1	1.8	8.1	4.5	0.56
WHS (1 yr)				1	7	.125	7.20	10	8	2	7	1	0	70.0	91	85	56	4	53	39		0	22	344	45	5.00	2.057	11.7	0.5	6.8	5.0	0.74
CIN (1 yr)				4	8	.333	4.09	15	13	2	11	1	0	116.2	134	91	53	3	64	51	3	0	5	550	81	3.71	1.697	10.3	0.2	4.9	3.9	0.80
CKK (1 yr)				14	14	.500	2.45	32	31	1	25	1	0	250.0	216	151	68	3	139	122	14	0	16	1113	164	3.55	1.420	7.8	0.1	5.0	4.4	0.88

NL (6 yrs)				42	62	.404	4.17	125	108	16	92	6	2	952.2	969	743	441	34	532	468	34	0	90	4381	84	3.98	1.576	9.2	0.3	5.0	4.4	0.88
AA (1 yr)				14	14	.500	2.45	32	31	1	25	1	0	250.0	216	151	68	3	139	122	14	0	16	1113	164	3.55	1.420	7.8	0.1	5.0	4.4	0.88
UA (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.00	4	2	2	1	0	0	18.0	17	14	8	1	6	13		0	4	79	77	3.55	1.278	8.5	0.5	3.0	6.5	2.17
PL (1 yr)				16	19	.457	4.63	43	35	7	28	0	0	330.1	323	280	170	12	208	116	10	0	36	1537	98	4.66	1.607	8.8	0.3	5.7	3.2	0.56

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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