Joe Strong vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Strong and Adrian Zabala

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Strong and Adrian Zabala

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Strong and Adrian Zabala

Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA