Alex Fernandez vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Alex Fernandez
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Fernandez 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 Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Alex Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Fernandez and Joe Strong

Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.15
55.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
8.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
2.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
6.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7370
37.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
4.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6674
34.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Alex Fernandez and Joe Strong

Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.605
1.605
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Fernandez and Joe Strong

Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
1093.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
517.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
90.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
39.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
160.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
127.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.35
30.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
143.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA