Clarence Evans vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Clarence Evans
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clarence Evans 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. Clarence Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.868 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Clarence Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Evans and Joe Strong

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
43.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.3
43.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Clarence Evans and Joe Strong

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Evans and Joe Strong

Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.49
-32.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA