George Darrow vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

George Darrow
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Darrow 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. George Darrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.51 and WHIP 1.735 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, George Darrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Darrow and Joe Strong

George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
10.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
41.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.735
1.735
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
35.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for George Darrow and Joe Strong

George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Darrow and Joe Strong

George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
54.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
44.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA