Buttons Briggs vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Strong

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Strong

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Strong

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
555.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA