Rocky Ellis vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Rocky Ellis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rocky Ellis 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. Rocky Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.9 and WHIP 1.406 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Rocky Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Ellis and Joe Strong

Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
9.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
39.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
5.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
35.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Rocky Ellis and Joe Strong

Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Ellis and Joe Strong

Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
532.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
22.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
124.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
109.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
22.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.75
50.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA