Jim Owens vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens 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 Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Jim Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Strong

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Strong

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Joe Strong

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
243.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA