Jack Cronin vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jack Cronin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Cronin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.4 and 1.308 for Jack Cronin. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Cronin and Ted Wilks

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.69
79.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
973
9.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3881
37.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
4.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3609
35.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Cronin and Ted Wilks

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.331
2.331
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Cronin and Ted Wilks

Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
136
204
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
550.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.62
30.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
126
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
129
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.48
29.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
133.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA