Howie Pollet vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howie Pollet 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. Howie Pollet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Howie Pollet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Pollet and Joe Strong

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
3.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
3.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8212
35.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Howie Pollet and Joe Strong

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Pollet and Joe Strong

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
530.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
41.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
120.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA