Santo Alcala vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala 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. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Strong

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Strong

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Strong

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
307.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA