Joe Cronin vs. Ken Harvey — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Ken Harvey
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Cronin comes out clearly ahead of Ken Harvey across most offensive categories. Joe Cronin led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 67), home run production (HR/PA+ 132 vs 88), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 96). Joe Cronin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Ken Harvey

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.83
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
998
555.47
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
155.13
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
273
151.95
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
30.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.03
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
82
45.64
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
126.08
70.18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
410
228.2
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
346
192.58
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
102
56.77
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
126
70.13
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
201
111.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
130.32
72.53
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.24
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
60
33.4
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.34
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
111.32
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
16.7
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.45
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.06
55.06
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Ken Harvey

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.08
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.05
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4591
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1530.1
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
8.65
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.78
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
9.52
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
9.43
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.717
8.717
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.91
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0