Charlie Frye vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Charlie Frye
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Frye 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. Charlie Frye posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.669 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Charlie Frye had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Frye and Joe Strong

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
10.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
40.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.669
1.669
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
36.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.77
40.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Charlie Frye and Joe Strong

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Frye and Joe Strong

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
61.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
252.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
59.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA