Gaylord Perry vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Gaylord Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gaylord Perry 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. Gaylord Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Gaylord Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gaylord Perry and Joe Strong

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
0.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3534
5.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20236
34.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Gaylord Perry and Joe Strong

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16052
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
1.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
2.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gaylord Perry and Joe Strong

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
387.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1076
529.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
69.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
58.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.03
13.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
86.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
83.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
23.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
43.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.54
-1.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
181.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA