Joe Cronin vs. Billy Herman — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Billy Herman
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanAll-Star

Joe Cronin and Billy Herman are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Joe Cronin, 116 for Billy Herman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 117). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Billy Herman

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
144.2
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
1922
133.46
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
8641
600
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7707
535.15
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2345
162.83
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1730
120.12
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
486
33.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
82
5.69
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
11.54
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.26
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
615
42.7
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
1140.85
79.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
3136
217.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
215.81
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
1163
80.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
839
58.26
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
1955
135.75
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
1242.21
86.25
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.31
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.81
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
737
51.17
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
700
47.52
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
29.72
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
12.63
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
20.19
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
1.51
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
166
11.27
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
11.87
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
191
13.26
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.65
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Billy Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.65
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Billy Herman

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4303
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5084
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5823
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10865
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11272
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10355
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10907
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Billy Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.708
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0