Jim Devlin vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Devlin
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville GraysNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Devlin 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. Jim Devlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.9 and WHIP 1.087 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim Devlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Devlin and Joe Strong

Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.65
48.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
9.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5901
37.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5811
37.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Devlin and Joe Strong

Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7053
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
3.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
5.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
4.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.675
4.675
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.33
15.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Devlin and Joe Strong

Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
132.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1186
592.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
169.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
139.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
30.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.16
58.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
208.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
177.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
89.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
65.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
154.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.04
69.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
27.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.85
21.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA