What years did Joe Strong play?

Joe Strong played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2001.

Was Joe Strong a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Strong pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 22 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Strong hit?

Joe Strong hit 0 career home runs.

Joe Strong

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2001)

W–L 1–1

ERA 5.81

WHIP 1.67

SO 22

Pitcher PIV -320.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 9/9/1962 in Fairfield, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-05-11
Last Game: 2001-05-05

Full name: Joseph Benjamin Strong

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
51.0	44.0	8.0	8.0	4.0	0	0	4.0	7.0	1.0	0	.182	.294	.273	.567

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
6	3	11	5	8	0	89.2	85	53	0	4	15	38	0.00	1.11

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1924	2.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
1927	4.0	2.0	0	1.0	0	0	2.0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250
1930	7.0	6.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143
1932	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167
1934	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1936	23.0	21.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	0	2.0	0	.190	.261	.286	.547
1937	10.0	10.0	4.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200
Listed seasons · 7	51	44	8	8	4	4	7	1	.182	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1925	0	1	1	0	1	3.0	6	5	0	2	2	2.67
1927	1	0	1	1	0	11.0	0	1	0	1	8	0.09
1930	1	1	2	0	3	19.1	21	15	2	1	12	1.14
1932	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	3	1	0	3	7	0.67
1936	2	0	2	2	3	25.1	26	13	0	3	5	1.15
1937	1	1	4	1	1	22.0	29	18	2	5	4	1.54
Listed seasons · 6	6	3	11	5	8	89.2	85	53	4	15	38	1.12

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	23	0	0	0	1	26.3	29	17	4	15	22	5.81	-320.9

Career ERA 5.81 vs. league average 4.59 across their career seasons — 26.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	FLO	NL	1	1	18	1	19.7	26	16	12	18	7.32	4.77 (-54%)	-320.9
2001	FLO	NL	0	0	5	0	6.7	3	1	3	4	1.35	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	23	1	26.1	29	17	15	22	5.81	—	-321

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .432 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .771 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	FLO	NL	18	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	FLO	NL	5	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			23	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	11	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	13.2	15	11	8	12	7.24
Away	11	12.2	14	6	7	10	4.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2001-05-05	MIA	MIL	L	0	0
2001-04-28	MIA	HOU	L	0	0
2001-04-23	MIA	AZ	L	1	1
2001-04-22	MIA	WSN	L	0	0
2001-04-14	MIA	WSN	L	0	0
2000-09-05	MIA	HOU	L	0	0
2000-07-16	MIA	BAL	L	0	0
2000-07-05	MIA	NYN	L	0	0
2000-06-26	MIA	NYN	L	0	0
2000-06-24	MIA	CHC	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-05-05	MIA	MIL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-04-28	MIA	HOU	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001-04-23	MIA	AZ	—	2.2	2	1	1	0	4	1
2001-04-22	MIA	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-04-14	MIA	WSN	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2000-09-05	MIA	HOU	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2000-07-16	MIA	BAL	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2000-07-05	MIA	NYN	—	1.0	5	5	5	2	1	1
2000-06-26	MIA	NYN	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
2000-06-24	MIA	CHC	W	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	23	0	2	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	FLO	P	18	0	2	4	0	0
2001	FLO	P	5	0	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	23

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Riverside	Riverside	CA	1984

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Strong

What years did Joe Strong play?: Joe Strong played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2001.
Was Joe Strong a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Strong pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 22 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Strong hit?: Joe Strong hit 0 career home runs.