Ray Benge vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ray Benge
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Benge 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. Ray Benge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Ray Benge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Benge and Joe Strong

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.72
43.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.97
71.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
4.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5626
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
2.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
3.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8278
39.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
5.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7650
36.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ray Benge and Joe Strong

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.087
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Benge and Joe Strong

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
560.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
105.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
95.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.19
21.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
115.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
116.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
38.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
70.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.85
20.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
58.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA