Bill Piercy vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Piercy 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. Bill Piercy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bill Piercy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Piercy and Joe Strong

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.91
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Joe Strong

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Joe Strong

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA