Steve Blass vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Steve Blass had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Declan Cronin

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Declan Cronin

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.77
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Declan Cronin

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
295
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA