Joe Cronin vs. Chet Lemon — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Chet Lemon
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Joe Cronin and Chet Lemon 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, 116 for Chet Lemon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 124). The overall lean goes to Chet Lemon, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Chet Lemon

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
151.52
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
7872
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6868
523.48
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
155.13
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1875
142.91
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
100.61
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
91.69
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
396
30.18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
4.65
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
16.39
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
54.51
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
672
51.22
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1079.03
82.24
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3546
240.73
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
3038
231.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
2775
211.51
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
973
74.16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
884
67.38
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1642
125.15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1096.08
83.54
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
11.51
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
749
57.09
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.51
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
78.05
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.69
7.69
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.81
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.12
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
174
13.26
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.42
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.82
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.79
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
134
10.21
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.06
55.06
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
43.28
43.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Chet Lemon

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
1.07
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
1.02
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48845
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16281.2
9
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4303
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4998
2.76
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.07
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.05
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5202
2.88
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5120
2.83
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.42
98.42
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.01
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0