Jimmie DeShong vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jimmie DeShong
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmie DeShong 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. Jimmie DeShong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jimmie DeShong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Joe Strong

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
5.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3944
40.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
5.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
36.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Joe Strong

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Joe Strong

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
306.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
509.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
100.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
36.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
158.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
43.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
104.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.54
42.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
71.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA