Mal Eason vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Joe Strong

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
9.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Joe Strong

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Joe Strong

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
565.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
10.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
73.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
50.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.45
-3.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA