Bob Baird vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Bob Baird
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Baird built a career as a starting pitcher and Declan Cronin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Declan Cronin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 7.25 and 1.791 for Bob Baird. By the career numbers, Declan Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Baird and Declan Cronin

Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.22
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.98
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.52
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.04
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.54
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.119
1.119
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
43.93
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
39.5
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.86
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.791
1.791
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
37.48
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
34.97
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Bob Baird and Declan Cronin

Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.22
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Baird and Declan Cronin

Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
800
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Baird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Baird
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA