Max Fried vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Max Fried
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Fried 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. Max Fried posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Max Fried had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Fried and Joe Strong

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.17
69.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
7.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
8.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4415
36.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
33.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Max Fried and Joe Strong

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
2.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
2.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Fried and Joe Strong

Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
853.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
507.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
108.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.79
39.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
148.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
80.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
116.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.54
42.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
161.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
52.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Fried
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA