Gene Bearden vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden 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. Gene Bearden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.555 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Declan Cronin

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Declan Cronin

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Declan Cronin

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA