Dennis DeBarr vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Dennis DeBarr
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis DeBarr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 5.91 and 1.734 for Dennis DeBarr. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Strong

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.23
12.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
41.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Strong

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Strong

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
600
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100