Danny Darwin vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Danny Darwin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Darwin 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 Darwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Danny Darwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Darwin and Joe Strong

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.44
48.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
3.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
8.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1942
5.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12716
37.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
34.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Danny Darwin and Joe Strong

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
2.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Darwin and Joe Strong

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
1297.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
547.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
70.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.27
18.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
82.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
307.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA