Alex Ferguson vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Alex Ferguson
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Ferguson 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. Alex Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.89 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Alex Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferguson and Joe Strong

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.78
41.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.59
64.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
4.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
10.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5578
40.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
5.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5051
36.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferguson and Joe Strong

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.362
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferguson and Joe Strong

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
341.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
526.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
55.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
50.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
61.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
76.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.97
-7.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
199.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA