Lefty Bowers vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowers 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 11.81 and 2.625 for Lefty Bowers. By the career numbers, Declan Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowers and Declan Cronin

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.98
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.52
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.54
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
39.5
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.86
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.44
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
34.97
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Declan Cronin

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Declan Cronin

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA