Lefty James vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty James 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Joe Strong

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Joe Strong

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Joe Strong

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
270.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA