Mike O'Connor vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike O'Connor 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. Mike O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.3 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Mike O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike O'Connor and Joe Strong

Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
39.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
33.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Mike O'Connor and Joe Strong

Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike O'Connor and Joe Strong

Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
565.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
2.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.8
-30.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
325.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA