Jose Fernandez vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose 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. Jose Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.080 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jose Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Joe Strong

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.09
69.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Joe Strong

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Joe Strong

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
290.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
109.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.69
32.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
154.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
32.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA