Bill Powell vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Powell
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Powell 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 Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.406 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Bill Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Powell and Joe Strong

Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.2
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
37.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
32.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Powell and Joe Strong

Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Powell and Joe Strong

Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
364.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
49.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
59.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA