Eduardo Salazar vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Strong

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.67
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Strong

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Joe Strong

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100