Willie Blair vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair 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 5.04 and 1.476 for Willie Blair. By the career numbers, Declan Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Declan Cronin

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.98
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.52
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5572
39.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
5.5
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
34.97
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Declan Cronin

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.99
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.45
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Declan Cronin

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
4.9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.85
-21.15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA