James Field vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Field 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. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Joe Strong

James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for James Field and Joe Strong

James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Joe Strong

James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
300
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA