Alphonso Cox vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Alphonso Cox
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alphonso Cox 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. Alphonso Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Alphonso Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alphonso Cox and Joe Strong

Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
9.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
5.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.041
1.041
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
41.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
34.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Alphonso Cox and Joe Strong

Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alphonso Cox and Joe Strong

Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
35.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
42.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alphonso Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA