Whitey Ford vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford 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. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Joe Strong

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Joe Strong

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Joe Strong

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA