Jacob deGrom vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jacob deGrom 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. Jacob deGrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.994 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jacob deGrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob deGrom and Joe Strong

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Joe Strong

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Joe Strong

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
368.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
543.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
134.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
164.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA