Tony Cloninger vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Cloninger built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Cloninger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Tony Cloninger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bob File

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.81
53.81
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
4.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
5.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7624
38.82
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bob File

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bob File

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
553.64
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA