Kutter Crawford

Kutter Crawford

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Boston Red Sox
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Crawford throws the kitchen sink at hitters, which yes, includes a cutter. He lacks the pure stuff of some of the arms in the system, but he will take the ball as a reliever or as a starter as he is just happy to be part of the team and good lord willing, he can help the team win one game at a time. All cliches aside, his numbers are fascinating in that his four-seam fastball had an actual batting average against of .316, but the xBA was 69 points lower and the pitch had a 26% Whiff rate to it. He started using a slider last season as he worked to reduce the usage of his meh curveball, and that is something to watch as the pitch debuted nicely with a 42% whiff rate with a .174 xBA as he used it exclusively against righties. The larger problem has been his attack versus lefties has not gone well as the league lefties hit .275/.367/.600 against him last season. If those splits cannot get better, Crawford's fantasy value could come as a swing man in a bullpen backing up a health-risk riddled rotation. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#593
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2022.
Available Tuesday
PBoston Red Sox
Ankle
May 29, 2023
Boston manager Alex Cora said Crawford (ankle) will be available for Tuesday's series opener against the Reds, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Crawford sustained an ankle contusion on a comebacker during Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. He was able to recover and made an athletic play to get the runner at first base before the right-hander was removed from the game. Crawford was unavailable Sunday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
48
Last 10 Games
48
Last 5 Games
36
How many pitches does Kutter Crawford generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Kutter Crawford generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2021
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .246 210 59 19 46 15 0 14
Since 2021vs Right .267 260 50 18 64 11 0 5
2023vs Left .200 67 21 2 13 3 0 5
2023vs Right .212 56 9 4 11 1 0 1
2022vs Left .275 139 37 16 33 12 0 9
2022vs Right .265 195 40 13 48 9 0 3
2021vs Left .000 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right .714 9 1 1 5 1 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
Even Split
2023
 
 
-62%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-31%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 5.25 1.32 58.1 1 4 0 8.2 3.4 1.7
Since 2021Away 5.23 1.35 51.2 3 5 0 9.8 2.6 1.4
2023Home 4.96 1.16 16.1 0 1 0 7.7 2.8 2.2
2023Away 1.88 0.77 14.1 1 1 0 10.0 0.6 1.3
2022Home 4.50 1.28 40.0 1 2 0 8.3 3.4 1.4
2022Away 6.51 1.58 37.1 2 4 0 9.6 3.4 1.4
2021Home 22.50 3.50 2.0 0 1 0 9.0 9.0 4.5
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Kutter Crawford compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
5.00
 
K/9
8.8
 
BB/9
1.8
 
HR/9
1.8
 
Fastball
94.9 mph
 
ERA
3.52
 
WHIP
0.98
 
BABIP
.242
 
GB/FB
0.78
 
Left On Base
83.3%
 
Exit Velocity
80.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.1%
 
Spin Rate
2269 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
20.0%
 
Swinging Strike
13.5%
 
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Diagnosed with bruised right ankle
PBoston Red Sox
Ankle
May 27, 2023
Crawford was removed from Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks with a bruised right ankle, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Removed with apparent injury
PBoston Red Sox
Foot
May 27, 2023
Crawford was removed from Saturday's game against Arizona with a trainer after being hit in the foot by a comebacker, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Takes loss in return
PBoston Red Sox
May 23, 2023
Crawford (1-2) was tagged with the loss against the Angels on Monday. He allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out three over two innings.
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Activated off injured list
PBoston Red Sox
May 19, 2023
Crawford (hamstring) was activated off the 15-day injured list by the Red Sox on Friday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Makes rehab appearance
PBoston Red Sox
Hamstring
May 17, 2023
Crawford (hamstring) allowed one run on three hits while striking out four over three innings of relief in a rehab appearance at Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday.
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