Win Ballou vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Strong

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Strong

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Strong

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
207.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA