Joe Cronin vs. Tim Hosley — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Tim Hosley
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe Cronin posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Hosley. Joe Cronin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.857 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .329). Tim Hosley had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Cronin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Tim Hosley

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
287.56
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
434
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7579
514.53
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
368
508.76
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
155.13
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
79
109.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
100.61
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
56
77.42
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.59
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
31.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.72
61.83
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
126
174.19
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
140
193.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
59.45
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
53
73.27
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
116.13
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.36
62.71
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.53
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1059
71.89
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
78.8
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
100.92
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.06
55.06
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Tim Hosley

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.75
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2310
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.07
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.58
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
6.88
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
6.65
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.793
3.793
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.67
44.67
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.67
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29