Hosea Allen vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen 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. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Joe Strong

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Joe Strong

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Joe Strong

Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA