Lefty Calhoun vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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 Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Joe Strong

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
35.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Joe Strong

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
2.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Joe Strong

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
562.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA