Ed Blake vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Blake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Strong

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Strong

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Strong

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100