Ryan Dempster vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ryan Dempster
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Dempster 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. Ryan Dempster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Ryan Dempster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Dempster and Joe Strong

Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
2.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.81
49.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.62
60.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
4.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
8.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
4.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
7.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10412
39.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
4.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9086
34.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ryan Dempster and Joe Strong

Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
2.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.62
60.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Dempster and Joe Strong

Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
512.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
514.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
50.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
41.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
7.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
62.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
62.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
34.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-13.51
-11.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
193.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Dempster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA