Jonathon Niese vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jonathon Niese
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jonathon Niese 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. Jonathon Niese posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jonathon Niese had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jonathon Niese and Joe Strong

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.36
50.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
9.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.78
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
6.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
4.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
35.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jonathon Niese and Joe Strong

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathon Niese and Joe Strong

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
313.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
504.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.92
21.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
88.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
126.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
66.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.71
18.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
238.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA