Danny Cox vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Danny Cox
Baby BoomersEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny 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. Danny Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Danny Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Cox and Joe Strong

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.66
49.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3894
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
5.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
37.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4905
34.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Danny Cox and Joe Strong

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3894
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.48
94.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Cox and Joe Strong

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
405.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
517.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
56.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
8.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
77.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.47
-7.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
219.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA