Ed
Crotchmeyer
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 29, 1944 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 CLG FL $ 1,800,000   4 6 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1974 30 CLG FL $ 1,800,000   5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 5 6 6
1975 31 CLG FL $ 1,800,000   5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 5 6 6
1976 32 CLG FL $ 1,800,000   4 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1977 33 AUS FL     5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
1978 34 AUS FL     3 6 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 6 4 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000   5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 CLG FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 30 CLG FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 31 CLG FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 32 CLG FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 33 AUS FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 34 AUS FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 29 CLG FL 0 5 .000 19 2 0 0 0 31.7 49 24 9 9 21 6.82 .355 .387 .652 1.039 0.0
    AAA   6 12 .333 22 22 0 0 0 141.0 169 78 16 55 122 4.98 .296 .358 .458 .816  
1974 30 CLG FL 7 9 .438 21 21 1 0 0 139.0 147 85 25 49 95 5.50 .275 .334 .536 .870 1.1
    AAA   4 3 .571 9 9 1 0 0 53.0 60 30 4 21 58 5.09 .278 .342 .407 .749  
1975 31 CLG FL 2 5 .286 43 3 1 0 0 64.7 81 50 13 30 44 6.96 .315 .383 .580 .963 0.0
    AAA   3 0 1.000 6 2 0 0 0 20.7 15 4 1 4 20 1.74 .200 .241 .307 .547  
1976 32 CLG FL 2 6 .250 37 1 0 0 0 40.7 59 35 5 16 22 7.75 .335 .388 .551 .939 0.0
1977 33 AAA   7 7 .500 20 20 1 0 0 129.7 141 63 18 47 123 4.37 .271 .331 .447 .778  
    AA   2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 21 9 1 7 21 3.74 .256 .315 .354 .668  
1978 34 AAA   8 4 .667 16 16 1 0 0 111.3 113 52 9 47 112 4.20 .269 .343 .405 .747  
4 Years Sim 11 25 .306 120 27 2 0 0 276.0 336 194 52 104 182 6.33 .304 .361 .563 .924 1.1
5 Years AAA 28 26 .519 73 69 3 0 0 455.7 498 227 48 174 435 4.48 .276 .340 .430 .770  
1 Years AA 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 21 9 1 7 21 3.74 .256 .315 .354 .668  
6 Years Minors 30 26 .536 76 72 3 0 0 477.3 519 236 49 181 456 4.45 .275 .339 .427 .766  
Season Average 2 6 .250 30 6 0 0 0 69.0 84 48 13 26 45 6.33 .304 .361 .563 .924  
Career Highs 7 9 .438 43 21 1 0 0 139.0 147 85 25 49 95 7.75 .355 .388 .652 1.039  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   256 143 37 80 144   .318 .380 .572 .952
vs LH   80 51 15 24 38   .265 .319 .540 .859
Home 7 8 .467 65 13 1 0 0 152.3 174 92 19 57 100 5.44 .293 .355 .509 .865
Away 4 17 .190 55 14 1 0 0 123.7 162 102 33 47 82 7.42 .316 .373 .626 .999
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 26 1 1 0 0 38.7 46 26 7 17 28 6.05 .288 .356 .525 .881
May 0 9 .000 17 5 0 0 0 28.0 55 41 11 10 16 13.18 .423 .464 .854 1.318
June 1 2 .333 11 5 1 0 0 45.3 53 25 9 14 29 4.96 .294 .345 .539 .884
July 2 4 .333 13 5 0 0 0 37.7 45 29 6 13 24 6.93 .298 .354 .556 .910
August 3 6 .333 26 7 0 0 0 58.7 76 44 11 26 49 6.75 .313 .379 .584 .964
Sep/Oct 4 0 1.000 27 4 0 0 0 67.7 61 29 8 24 36 3.86 .252 .320 .434 .753
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 CLG FL 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1974 30 CLG FL 21 51 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .059 .094 .078 .173 -1.7 0.0
1975 31 CLG FL 43 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1976 32 CLG FL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 120 67 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 .045 .072 .060 .132 -3.2 0.0
162 Game Average 90 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 .045 .072 .060 .132 -4.3  
Career Highs 43 51 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .059 .094 .078 .173 -0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   56 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 .054 .086 .071 .158 -2.7
vs LH   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Home 65 36 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .028 .054 .056 .110 -2.3
Away 44 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .065 .094 .065 .158 -1.4
RISP   22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.1
Close/Late   12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
Mar/Apr 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
July 5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
August 11 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .077 .200 .154 .354 0.2
Sep/Oct 27 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 29 CLG FL P 19 2 31.7 4 6 2 1 .833 2.84    
1974 30 CLG FL P 21 21 139.0 10 16 2 1 .929 1.68    
1975 31 CLG FL P 43 3 64.7 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.51    
1976 32 CLG FL P 37 1 40.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.21    
Career Totals   120 27 276.0 21 43 4 4 .941 2.09    
Career Highs   43 21 139.0 10 16 2 2 1.000 2.84    
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History
Drafted in 28th round, 672nd overall pick, by Calgary in 1973
Earned first career win on 6/24/1974
Had first career hit on 7/27/1974, off Keith Krill (BUF)
Released by Calgary on 2/15/1977
Signed as a free agent by Austin on 4/11/1977 to a minor league deal