Kevin Jarvis vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Kevin Jarvis
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Jarvis 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. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.709 compared to 6.03 and 1.565 for Kevin Jarvis. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Joe Strong

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.96
40.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
6.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
10.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
5.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3492
40.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
6.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
36.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Joe Strong

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.89
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Jarvis and Joe Strong

Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
500.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
492.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
22.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
83.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
18.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
162.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Jarvis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA