Al Demaree vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Al Demaree
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Demaree 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. Al Demaree posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.185 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Al Demaree had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Demaree and Joe Strong

Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.57
74.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4272
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1424
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
8.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
36.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5432
34.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Al Demaree and Joe Strong

Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.487
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Demaree and Joe Strong

Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
281.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
553.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
60.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.39
12.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
71.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
93.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.68
-0.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
179.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA