Joe Cronin vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Michael Young
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

Joe Cronin and Michael Young 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, 110 for Michael Young), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 115). The overall lean goes to Joe Cronin, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Michael Young

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
144.2
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7918
551.65
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
117.67
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
441
30.72
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.18
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
12.89
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
686
47.79
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1156.87
80.6
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3546
240.73
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3491
243.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2972
207.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
79.22
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
71.76
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1982
138.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1227.64
85.53
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.31
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
575
40.06
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.95
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1235
86.04
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6.97
6.97
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.02
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
87
5.91
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.27
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
120
8.36
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Michael Young

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1817
1.06
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46401
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15467
9
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4303
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
1.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
2.51
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7569
4.4
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7409
4.31
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.078
4.078
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
0.59
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0