Jack Cronin vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Jack Cronin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Cronin 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. Jack Cronin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Jack Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Cronin and Bob File

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.4
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
973
9.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.36
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3881
37.83
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
4.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3609
35.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jack Cronin and Bob File

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3009
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.62
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.57
90.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.331
2.331
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Cronin and Bob File

Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
204
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
550.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.62
30.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
126
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
129
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
36
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.48
29.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
133.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
4.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA