Virgil Barnes vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Virgil Barnes
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Virgil Barnes 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. Virgil Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Virgil Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Virgil Barnes and Joe Strong

Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.83
50.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.85
65.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
3.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3282
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1094
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
9.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4643
38.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4342
35.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Virgil Barnes and Joe Strong

Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.498
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Barnes and Joe Strong

Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
312.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
566.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
6.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.03
-13.79
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
181.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA