Rube Benton vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Benton 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. Rube Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Declan Cronin

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.51
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.34
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9732
34.79
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Declan Cronin

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
7.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Declan Cronin

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.85
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.23
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.29
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.88
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA