Harry Atkinson vs. Joe Cronin — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Joe Cronin are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Cronin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.857 vs .800) and slugging (.468 vs .400). Harry Atkinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .390). By the career numbers, Joe Cronin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Joe Cronin

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
144.2
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
11.54
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3378
229.33
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
83.71
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468.62
99.7
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
57
3.87
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.06
55.06

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Joe Cronin

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0