Jack Cronin vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jack Cronin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jack Cronin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.4 and 1.308 for Jack Cronin. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Cronin and Bruce Sutter

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
973
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3881
37.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3609
35.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jack Cronin and Bruce Sutter

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3009
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.57
90.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.331
2.331
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Cronin and Bruce Sutter

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
136
204
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
550.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.62
30.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
129
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.48
29.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
133.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100