Jerry Davie vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jerry Davie
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Davie 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. Jerry Davie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jerry Davie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Davie and Joe Strong

Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
42.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
37.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jerry Davie and Joe Strong

Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Davie and Joe Strong

Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
115.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
127.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Davie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Davie
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA