Bill Champion vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion 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 Champion posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bill Champion had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Joe Strong

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
9.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3538
39.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3112
34.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Joe Strong

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
2.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Joe Strong

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
1122.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
544.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
4.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
214.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA