Rube Benton vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Benton 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. Rube Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Joe Strong

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9732
34.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Joe Strong

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Joe Strong

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
825
558.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
127.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA