Rube Curry vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Curry 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. Rube Curry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Rube Curry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Curry and Joe Strong

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1348
9.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
4.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Rube Curry and Joe Strong

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Curry and Joe Strong

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
541.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
116.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
41.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
154.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
101.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.97
45.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA