Jim Bouton vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim Bouton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Joe Strong

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Joe Strong

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Joe Strong

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
467.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
243.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA