Andy Benes vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Andy Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Benes 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. Andy Benes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Andy Benes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Benes and Joe Strong

Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
3.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
8.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
7.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
1.161
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10645
38.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
4.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9505
34.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Andy Benes and Joe Strong

Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
0.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Benes and Joe Strong

Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
276.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
880
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
505.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
72.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
52.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.54
20.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
102.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
99.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
32.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
34.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
61.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
10.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
209.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
64.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA