Virgil Cheeves vs. Hunter Strickland — Career Comparison

Virgil Cheeves
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hunter Strickland
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Virgil Cheeves built a career as a starting pitcher and Hunter Strickland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hunter Strickland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 4.73 and 1.557 for Virgil Cheeves. By the career numbers, Hunter Strickland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Hunter Strickland

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.18
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
9.56
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.1
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.51
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.98
50.98
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.45
50.45
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.39
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
7.62
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.98
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.69
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.39
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
8.08
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
39.93
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
37.67
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.01
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.44
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.77
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
35.79
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
33.47
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.67
37.67

Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Hunter Strickland

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
9.56
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.34
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.34
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Hunter Strickland

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
111
432.47
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
99800
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
549.35
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.3
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
30.72
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
136.36
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
124.68
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.55
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
27.71
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.79
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
151.95
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.27
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA