Carl Erskine vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Carl Erskine
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Erskine 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. Carl Erskine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Carl Erskine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Erskine and Joe Strong

Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.48
64.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5156
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
8.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
3.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
5.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7270
38.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6608
34.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Carl Erskine and Joe Strong

Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.73
33.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Erskine and Joe Strong

Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
339.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
554.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
86.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
75.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.33
16.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
48.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
76.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.32
7.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
113.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA