Jim Elam vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Elam 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. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 6.39 and 2.161 for Jim Elam. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Elam and Joe Strong

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Elam and Joe Strong

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Elam and Joe Strong

Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA