Ray Phelps vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ray Phelps
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Phelps 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. Ray Phelps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.93 and WHIP 1.528 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Ray Phelps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Phelps and Joe Strong

Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.7
62.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
10.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.681
0.681
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2664
39.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
5.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
36.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Ray Phelps and Joe Strong

Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.357
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Phelps and Joe Strong

Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
336
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
557.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
82.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
22.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
104
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
114.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
61.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
13.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
213.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA