Floyd Stromme vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Floyd Stromme
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby built a career as a starting pitcher and Floyd Stromme as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Floyd Stromme posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 5.84 and 1.803 for Claude Willoughby. By the career numbers, Floyd Stromme had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Floyd Stromme and Claude Willoughby

Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.84
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.34
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
44.31
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940
42.15
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.54
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
6.75
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
35.31
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.31
44.31
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Floyd Stromme and Claude Willoughby

Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Floyd Stromme and Claude Willoughby

Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
440.94
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
547.65
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.52
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72.48
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.85
17.83
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84.56
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
118.79
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.19
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.09
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.27
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
73
146.98
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.08
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Stromme
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA