Joe Strong vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Strong and Lee Wade

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Strong and Lee Wade

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Strong and Lee Wade

Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA