Ralph Birkofer vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Joe Strong

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
40.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Joe Strong

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Joe Strong

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
583.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA