Grier Friday vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Grier Friday 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 6.9 and 1.900 for Grier Friday. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and Joe Strong

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
10.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
35.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and Joe Strong

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and Joe Strong

Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA