Lefty Bowe vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Joe Strong

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
39.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Joe Strong

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Joe Strong

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
4.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-19.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA