Joe Cronin vs. Leo Durocher — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Leo Durocher
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Cronin comes out clearly ahead of Leo Durocher across most offensive categories. Joe Cronin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 132 vs 45), walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 79), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 89). Leo Durocher held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 101). Joe Cronin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Leo Durocher

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1637
168.56
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
5827
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5350
550.88
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
155.13
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1320
135.92
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
106.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
210
21.62
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.77
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
11.54
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.47
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
290
29.86
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
505.65
52.07
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1714
176.49
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1715
176.59
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
575
59.21
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
567
58.38
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1118
115.12
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
560.81
57.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.31
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
377
38.82
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
49.43
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
12.14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
82
8.44
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
109
11.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.19
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.71
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.11
86.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Leo Durocher

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3275
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4680
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8280
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7955
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.07
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.947
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0