Babe Adams vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Babe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Babe Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Babe Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Strong

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.08
58.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.65
73.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
8.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11947
35.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
3.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11470
34.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Strong

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
10.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.86
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
14.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
16.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
15.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Strong

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
261.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019
551.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
116.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
90.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.48
40.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
154.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
146.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
81.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.66
43.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
28.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
105.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA