Roy Crabb vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Roy Crabb
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Crabb 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. Roy Crabb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Roy Crabb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Crabb and Joe Strong

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
38.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
33.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Roy Crabb and Joe Strong

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Crabb and Joe Strong

Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.99
-59.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
330
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Crabb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA