Lem Cross vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Strong posted a stronger line than Lem Cross. Joe Strong posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.81 vs 7.66) and WHIP (1.709 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Joe Strong

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Joe Strong

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Joe Strong

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA