Mike Duvall vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Mike Duvall
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Duvall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.76 and 1.863 for Mike Duvall. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Strong

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
42.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.67
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
35.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Strong

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Duvall and Joe Strong

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.62
72.36
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
197.58
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107.17
77.85
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
59.56
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100