Bob Buhl vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Buhl 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. Bob Buhl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bob Buhl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Strong

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
3.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
8.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11045
38.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
4.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
34.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Strong

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
1.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
2.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
2.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Strong

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
288.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
540.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
5.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
49.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
35.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-27.09
-17.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
245.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
33.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA