Joe Strong vs. Dale Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dale Williams
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Strong built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Williams 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 4.23 and 1.530 for Dale Williams. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Strong and Dale Williams

Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.6
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.09
68.09
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.61
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
9.78
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
13.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.4
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
39.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
8.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
39.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Strong and Dale Williams

Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Strong and Dale Williams

Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
92.98
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
21.64
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
22.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
8.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA