Hugh Bedient vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Hugh Bedient
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hugh Bedient 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. Hugh Bedient posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Hugh Bedient had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Bedient and Joe Strong

Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.68
52.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.98
56.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
4.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
36.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
4.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3540
34.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Hugh Bedient and Joe Strong

Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.514
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Bedient and Joe Strong

Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
321.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
513.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
68.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
64.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
17.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
71.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
123.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
75.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
12.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
55.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
251.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Bedient
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA