Jose Contreras vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jose Contreras
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Contreras 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. Jose Contreras posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jose Contreras had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Contreras and Joe Strong

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.79
53.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.53
58.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3519
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
9.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
6.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5087
39.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
5.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4526
34.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jose Contreras and Joe Strong

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3519
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.01
91.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.53
58.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Contreras and Joe Strong

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
5436.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.12
-38.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
327.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA