Tony Balsamo vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tony Balsamo and Joe Strong are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Strong posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.81 vs 6.44) and WHIP (1.709 vs 1.909). Tony Balsamo had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.31 per nine innings vs 1.37). By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Joe Strong

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Joe Strong

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Joe Strong

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2160
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA