Joe Cronin vs. Don Hurst — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Don Hurst
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Joe Cronin and Don Hurst 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, 112 for Don Hurst), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 121). The overall lean goes to Don Hurst, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Don Hurst

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
905
144.34
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3762
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3275
522.33
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.864
0.864
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
155.66
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
643
102.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
190
30.3
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.47
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
18.34
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
333
53.11
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
604.8
96.46
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3546
240.73
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1567
249.92
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
220.41
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
510
81.34
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1424
96.67
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
610
97.29
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1005
160.29
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468.62
99.7
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634.13
101.14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.39
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
391
62.36
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
700
47.52
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
33.49
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
12.63
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.91
17.91
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
1.51
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
11.27
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
12.92
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
57
3.87
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
5.91
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.54
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Don Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.54
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Don Hurst

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4303
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7962
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
8660
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
8548
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.71
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Don Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.825
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0