Bill Bevens vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Bevens
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bevens 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. Bill Bevens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bill Bevens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bevens and Joe Strong

Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
3.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2692
37.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2452
34.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Bevens and Joe Strong

Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.281
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bevens and Joe Strong

Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
238.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
547.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
44.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
13.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
79.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.14
-12.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
252.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA