Frank Blake vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Blake 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. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Declan Cronin

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
7.6
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Declan Cronin

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Declan Cronin

Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
291.89
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA