Bill Butland vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

Bill Butland
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Butland 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. Bill Butland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. By the career numbers, Bill Butland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butland and Declan Cronin

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.91
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.88
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.24
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.7
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
38.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.12
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
34.83
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Butland and Declan Cronin

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
9
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.438
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butland and Declan Cronin

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
391.84
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
477.55
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
4.29
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-8.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA