Bill Butland vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Butland
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Butland 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. Bill Butland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bill Butland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butland and Joe Strong

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
38.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
34.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Butland and Joe Strong

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.438
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butland and Joe Strong

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
391.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
477.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
4.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-8.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA