Cole Irvin vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Cole Irvin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cole Irvin 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. Cole Irvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Cole Irvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Irvin and Joe Strong

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
9.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
6.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2540
38.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
35.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Cole Irvin and Joe Strong

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Irvin and Joe Strong

Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
5360
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
440
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
28.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
39.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA