Ray Boyd vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ray Boyd
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Boyd 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. Ray Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Ray Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Boyd and Joe Strong

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
38.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
34.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ray Boyd and Joe Strong

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
12.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Boyd and Joe Strong

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
17.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
18.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA