Marco Estrada vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Marco Estrada
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marco Estrada 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. Marco Estrada posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.219 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Marco Estrada had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marco Estrada and Joe Strong

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.69
47.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.55
68.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
4.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
8.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1094
7.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5220
37.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
4.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4744
34.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Marco Estrada and Joe Strong

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.565
0.565
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.55
68.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marco Estrada and Joe Strong

Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
1048.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
500
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
15.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
85.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
96.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
7.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
237.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marco Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA