Dane Dunning vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Dane Dunning
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dane Dunning 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. Dane Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Dane Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dane Dunning and Joe Strong

Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
8.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
8.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
38.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
34.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Dane Dunning and Joe Strong

Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dane Dunning and Joe Strong

Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
20400
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6900
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA