John Nelson vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

John Nelson
UnknownCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Nelson 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. John Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.671 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, John Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Nelson and Joe Strong

John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
13.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
43.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
41.01
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.81
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
40.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.86
43.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for John Nelson and Joe Strong

John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.931
3.931
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Nelson and Joe Strong

John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
148.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
37.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
138.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
127.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
148.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.12
32.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA