Clarence Currie vs. Tommy de la Cruz — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy de la Cruz
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy de la Cruz built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy de la Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.124 compared to 3.39 and 1.363 for Clarence Currie. By the career numbers, Tommy de la Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Tommy de la Cruz

Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.6
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.39
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.93
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.12
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
37.98
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
36.22
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.54
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
34.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Tommy de la Cruz

Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Tommy de la Cruz

Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
332.31
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
58
535.38
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
19.49
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
110.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
9.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
42
180
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA