Joe Cronin vs. Kent Hrbek — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Kent Hrbek
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Kent Hrbek comes out clearly ahead of Joe Cronin across most offensive categories. Kent Hrbek led in home run production (HR/PA+ 210 vs 132), contact rate (K%+ 153 vs 101), and walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 128). Kent Hrbek was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Kent Hrbek

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1747
146.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
7137
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6192
520.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
155.13
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1749
147.04
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
100.61
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1126
94.66
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
312
26.23
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.51
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
24.63
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
623
52.37
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1101.63
92.61
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3546
240.73
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2976
250.19
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
2613
219.67
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.837
0.837
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
903
75.91
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1086
91.3
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1696
142.58
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1106.23
93
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.31
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.19
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
838
70.45
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
9.25
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
798
67.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
8.94
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.26
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
165
13.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.11
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.19
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5.3
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.73
58.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Kent Hrbek

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
1.06
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
1.03
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40982
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13660.2
9
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4303
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13725
9.04
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
0.69
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.06
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10865
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14863
9.79
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10355
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14776
9.73
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.178
9.178
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1241
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
0.88
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0