Michael Fulmer vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Michael Fulmer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Fulmer 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. Michael Fulmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Michael Fulmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Fulmer and Joe Strong

Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
3.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.96
33.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
8.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
7.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.52
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
37.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
4.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2565
33.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Michael Fulmer and Joe Strong

Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
3.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.96
33.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Fulmer and Joe Strong

Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
10600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6900
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-85.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
360
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Fulmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA