Jim O'Toole vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim O'Toole 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. Jim O'Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim O'Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim O'Toole and Joe Strong

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
5.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
34.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim O'Toole and Joe Strong

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim O'Toole and Joe Strong

Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
542.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
67.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
9.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
71.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
89.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.99
-4.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
203.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA