Chick Fraser vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Chick Fraser
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chick Fraser 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. Chick Fraser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Chick Fraser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Fraser and Joe Strong

Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
1.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.22
45.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.4
89.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
0.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
3.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10092
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3364
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
3.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1098
2.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14553
38.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
5.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12996
34.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Chick Fraser and Joe Strong

Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10455
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3485
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
2.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
3.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
3.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.923
2.923
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.46
30.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Fraser and Joe Strong

Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
190.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1445
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
547.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
97.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
76.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
20.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.97
32.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
126.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
134.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
55.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
39.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
94.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.21
30.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
33.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
122.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
15.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Fraser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA