Steve Crawford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: April 29, 1958 in Pryor, OK us

Schools: Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK), Rogers State University (Claremore, OK)

Debut: September 2, 1980 (Age 22-126d, 14,360th in major league history)
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1991 (Age 33-159d)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: Steven Ray Crawford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

ERA

4.17

277

562.2

320

WHIP

1.473

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 54 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
BOS	42
KCR	12

Platoon
vs RHB	29
vs LHB	25

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	19

Outs
2	26
1	15
0	13

13 Opps
CLE	8
CAL	7
TOR	7
DET	6
OAK	4
NYY	4
CHW	4
MIL	4
KCR	3
TEX	3
MIN	2
SEA	1
BAL	1

48 Batters
Jesse Barfield	4
Andre Thornton	2
Mel Hall	2
Carlton Fisk	2
Tom Brookens	1
B.J. Surhoff	1
Doug DeCinces	1
Jerry Narron	1
Frank White	1
Joe Carter	1
Reggie Jackson	1
Joe Charboneau	1
Wally Joyner	1
Devon White	1
Rick Cerone	1
Kent Hrbek	1
Al Woods	1
Lenny Webster	1
Mark McGwire	1
Gary Alexander	1
Jim Presley	1
Jack Howell	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Jim Gantner	1
Stan Jefferson	1
Kevin Seitzer	1
Bill Almon	1
Darrell Porter	1
Bob Geren	1
Dave Winfield	1
Robin Yount	1
Mitchell Page	1
Harold Baines	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Matt Nokes	1
Willie Lozado	1
Nelson Liriano	1
Barry Bonnell	1
Willie Aikens	1
Pat Putnam	1
Alan Trammell	1
Chris James	1
Brady Anderson	1
Don Baylor	1
Darrell Evans	1
Dwayne Murphy	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Oddibe McDowell	1

13 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	27
KauffmanStad (KAN)	9
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	20
9	14
8	5
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	42
2	4
1	3
5	2
6	1
4	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36
2·HR gms	9

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
12-	9
1--	8
-2-	5
-23	2
1-3	2
--3	1

94 Runs
RISP	19
0 on	27
1 on	14
2 on	13
Any on	27

Inning
1	2
2	2
3	1
4	6
5	6
6	5
7	9
8	17
9	6

1-3	5
4-6	17
7-end	32

RelScore
+4..	15
+3	5
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	4
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	10

Ahead	28
Tied	6
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	42
1-0	4
0-0	3
3-2	2
2-2	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	9
DH	8
1B	7
C	7
LF	7
3B	5
PH	4
2B	3
CF	2
SS	2

OrderPos
4th	12
5th	8
3rd	7
9th	6
7th	5
8th	5
2nd	4
6th	4
1st	3

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	36

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1980-09-18	Gary Alexander	CLE	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--		2	7	DH	16%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores
2	2	2	1	1980-10-04 (1)	Al Woods	TOR	@	BOS	behind 0-5	t 8	2	1-3		3	5	7	6%	8%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Moseby Scores; J. Mayberry Scores
3	3	3	2	1980-10-04 (1)	Barry Bonnell	TOR	@	BOS	behind 3-5	t 8	2	---		1	6	9	9%	16%		Home Run
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1981-04-19	Carlton Fisk	CHW		BOS	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---		1	3	2	10%	40%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1981-04-28	Pat Putnam	TEX		BOS	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	12-		3	6	3	19%	92%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Oliver Scores; B. Bell Scores
6	6	3	1	1981-05-15	Frank White	KCR	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-2-		2	7	4	17%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Quirk Scores
7	7	4	2	1981-05-15	Willie Aikens	KCR	@	BOS	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---		1	4	3	9%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	1981-05-20	Dwayne Murphy	OAK	@	BOS	behind 0-3	t 6	1	1--		2	2	8	16%	30%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Henderson Scores
9	9	6	2	1981-05-20	Mitchell Page	OAK	@	BOS	behind 2-3	t 6	1	---		1	3	DH	17%	47%		Home Run
10	10	7	1	1981-05-25	Joe Charboneau	CLE	@	BOS	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---		1	7	7	6%	89%		Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	8	2	1981-05-25	Andre Thornton	CLE	@	BOS	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	-2-		2	4	DH	12%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Hargrove Scores
12	12	9	1	1981-05-31	Jim Gantner	MIL	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	4	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	10	1	1981-08-13	Bill Almon	CHW	@	BOS	behind 1-6	t 3	2	12-		3	3	6	15%	24%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Essian Scores; R. LeFlore Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1984-06-12	Don Baylor	NYY	@	BOS	ahead 6-4	t 7	1	1--		2	4	DH	12%	93%		Home Run; D. Mattingly Scores
15	15	2	1	1984-07-06	Jerry Narron	CAL	@	BOS	behind 5-8	t 9	0	---		1	8	PH	4%	8%		Home Run
16	16	3	1	1984-08-31	Andre Thornton	CLE		BOS	behind 3-4	b 5	2	---		1	4	3	16%	52%		Home Run
17	17	4	1	1984-09-11	Willie Lozado	MIL	@	BOS	ahead 10-4	t 7	2	1-3		3	9	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. James Scores/unER; E. Romero Scores/unER; W. Lozado Scores/unER
18	18	5	2	1984-09-11	Robin Yount	MIL	@	BOS	ahead 13-4	t 7	2	---		1	1	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Yount Scores/unER
19	19	6	1	1984-09-24	Jesse Barfield	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 5-1	t 7	2	--3		2	5	9	4%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Moseby Scores/unER; J. Barfield Scores/Team unER
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1985-04-19	Harold Baines	CHW		BOS	ahead 7-1	b 7	2	---		1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	1985-04-29	Doug DeCinces	CAL		BOS	tied 6-6	b 4	2	---		1	4	5	14%	65%		Home Run
22	22	3	1	1985-07-21	Reggie Jackson	CAL	@	BOS	behind 2-8	t 8	1	---		1	5	9	1%	1%		Home Run
23	23	4	1	1985-08-01 (2)	Carlton Fisk	CHW	@	BOS	behind 1-2	t 8	2	1--		2	4	DH	50%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Baines Scores
24	24	5	1	1985-09-24	Jesse Barfield	TOR		BOS	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---		1	8	8	4%	97%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1986-05-28	Mel Hall	CLE		BOS	behind 4-13	b 8	2	-2-		2	5	7	0%	0%		Home Run; T. Bernazard Scores
26	26	2	2	1986-05-28	Joe Carter	CLE		BOS	behind 6-13	b 8	2	---		1	6	9	0%	0%		Home Run
27	27	3	1	1986-09-01	Oddibe McDowell	TEX	@	BOS	behind 2-6	t 9	2	---		1	8	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	4	2	1986-09-01	Darrell Porter	TEX	@	BOS	behind 3-6	t 9	2	---		1	9	PH	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	5	1	1986-09-05	Kent Hrbek	MIN	@	BOS	behind 1-10	t 8	0	---		1	3	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1987-04-09	B.J. Surhoff	MIL		BOS	tied 11-11	b 8	0	---		1	7	2	25%	86%		Home Run
31	31	2	1	1987-04-11	Jesse Barfield	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 6-1	t 7	2	12-		3	5	9	3%	99%		Home Run; L. Moseby Scores; G. Bell Scores
32	32	3	1	1987-04-30	Jim Presley	SEA		BOS	ahead 5-1	b 4	2	-23		3	4	5	7%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Nixon Scores/unER; J. Christensen Scores/unER; J. Presley Scores/Team unER
33	33	4	1	1987-05-09	Devon White	CAL	@	BOS	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	12-		3	2	9	8%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. McLemore Scores; B. Downing Scores
34	34	5	1	1987-06-07	Tom Brookens	DET	@	BOS	ahead 12-7	t 8	2	-23		3	9	5	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Nokes Scores; C. Lemon Scores
35	35	6	2	1987-06-07	Matt Nokes	DET	@	BOS	ahead 15-7	t 9	2	---		1	5	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
36	36	7	1	1987-06-13	Alan Trammell	DET		BOS	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---		1	4	6	13%	56%		Home Run (Deep CF)
37	37	8	2	1987-06-13	Darrell Evans	DET		BOS	tied 3-3	b 6	1	12-		3	7	3	27%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Trammell Scores; P. Sheridan Scores
38	38	9	1	1987-07-08	Jack Howell	CAL		BOS	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	---		1	4	7	5%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	10	1	1987-08-02	Kevin Seitzer	KCR		BOS	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	12-		3	2	5	15%	95%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Jones Scores; L. Smith Scores
40	40	11	1	1987-08-12	Jesse Barfield	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 6-2	t 5	0	12-		3	6	9	6%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Bell Scores; F. McGriff Scores
41	41	12	1	1987-09-07	Rick Cerone	NYY	@	BOS	ahead 7-4	t 8	1	-2-		2	8	2	5%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Pagliarulo Scores
42	42	13	1	1987-09-15	Kirk Gibson	DET		BOS	ahead 7-6	b 6	0	1--		2	3	7	14%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Evans Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1989-07-13	Mel Hall	NYY		KCR	ahead 5-0	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
44	44	2	1	1989-08-23	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	KCR	behind 1-6	t 8	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	3	6%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Anderson Scores; J. Ray Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1990-04-20	Nelson Liriano	TOR		KCR	ahead 15-6	b 8	0	---	8,(3-2) ...CBBSBFFX	1	9	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46	46	2	1	1990-05-31	Rickey Henderson	OAK	@	KCR	ahead 4-0	t 6	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	7	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
47	47	3	1	1990-06-09	Mark McGwire	OAK		KCR	ahead 3-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	4	1	1990-07-04	Bob Geren	NYY	@	KCR	behind 2-4	t 7	2	12-	5,(2-2) BCSBX	3	8	2	49%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Hall Scores; K. Maas Scores
49	49	5	1	1990-07-28 (1)	Brady Anderson	BAL	@	KCR	ahead 7-4	t 5	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BCBB.CX	2	2	9	10%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Bradley Scores
50	50	6	1	1990-07-31	Chris James	CLE		KCR	behind 2-8	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
51	51	7	1	1990-09-15	Stan Jefferson	CLE	@	KCR	ahead 12-6	t 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) BBSFX	2	9	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Skinner Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1991-04-29	Mickey Tettleton	DET	@	KCR	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	13%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Tettleton Scores
53	53	2	1	1991-09-09	Lenny Webster	MIN	@	KCR	ahead 8-4	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Davis Scores; L. Webster Scores
54	54	3	1	1991-09-29	Dave Winfield	CAL	@	KCR	behind 2-8	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Félix Scores; D. Winfield Scores