Jim Bagby vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby 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. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Strong

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
34.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Strong

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Strong

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA