Joe Strong

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 77–72
ERA 4.13
WHIP 1.45
SO 540
Pitcher PIV 4451.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
8/4/1902 in Jackson, KY, USA
Died
11/12/1986 in Middletown, OH, USA

Full name: Joseph Talton Strong

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
77 72 235 160 89 6 9 1320.3 1,435 606 58 479 540 4.13 4451.5

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1922 CTS NNL 2 4 12 8 4 0 0 54.7 69 36 26 29 5.93 4.18 (-42%) 450.6
1923 MB NNL 4 14 27 17 11 0 1 155.3 189 83 57 57 4.81 4.03 (-19%) -596.0
1923 CAG NNL 3 1 4 4 2 1 0 32.3 33 6 9 11 1.67 4.03 (+59%) 611.7
1924 BBS ECL 3 2 9 5 2 0 0 50.3 47 24 16 30 4.29 4.13 (-4%) 261.8
1925 BBS ECL 11 10 30 17 11 2 4 156.3 149 69 43 42 3.97 4.55 (+13%) 2131.6
1926 BBS ECL 3 5 17 11 6 0 1 103.3 115 49 36 28 4.27 4.11 (-4%) -944.4
1927 BBS ECL 7 9 23 15 8 0 0 132.0 136 46 39 45 3.14 4.08 (+23%) 1285.5
1928 BBS ECL 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 21.7 31 13 13 8 5.40 4.13 (-31%) -736.8
1928 HIL EAS 3 3 9 8 4 0 0 64.0 85 35 20 15 4.92 4.13 (-19%) -61.4
1929 HIL ANL 9 2 20 12 8 1 0 109.7 106 34 37 45 2.79 4.60 (+39%) 1580.5
1929 HG ANL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.3 4 4 2 0 108.00 — 0.0
1930 SLS NNL 9 4 19 12 7 0 1 100.0 110 46 54 51 4.14 4.80 (+14%) -1493.4
1931 SLS NNL 4 3 11 8 4 0 1 60.3 52 21 22 38 3.13 4.10 (+24%) 1164.3
1932 HG EWL 4 4 8 6 6 0 0 61.0 48 14 25 39 2.07 4.13 (+50%) 556.7
1933 HG NN2 2 1 6 3 2 0 1 29.3 25 8 14 14 2.45 3.86 (+36%) 18.1
1934 HG IND 5 2 9 9 6 2 0 66.7 70 34 22 33 4.59 4.29 (-7%) 821.5
1935 HG NN2 5 5 17 14 5 0 0 88.3 118 61 33 46 6.22 4.35 (-43%) -945.4
1936 HG NN2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 11.0 16 6 3 3 4.91 4.59 (-7%) 263.6
1937 HG NN2 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 17.0 21 8 3 3 4.24 4.34 (+2%) 83.1
1937 PC NN2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.7 11 9 5 3 12.15 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 77 72 235 160 89 6 9 1,320.1 1,435 606 479 540 4.13 — 4,451

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
332 715 102 185 39 7 11 99 4 82 7 .259 .339 .379 .718 282

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career OBP .339 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .718 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1922 CTS NNL 15 22 4 7 4 0 0 4 0 2 0 .318 — — — — 0.0
1923 MB NNL 34 68 12 17 1 0 2 5 0 4 0 .250 .282 (-12%) .344 (-15%) .390 (-10%) .734 (-12%) -139.3
1923 CAG NNL 4 13 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154 — — — — -139.3
1924 BBS ECL 18 35 9 9 3 0 0 7 1 10 1 .257 — — — — 0.0
1925 BBS ECL 31 64 11 17 3 2 0 7 1 6 0 .266 .288 (-8%) .349 (-6%) .407 (-8%) .756 (-7%) -83.5
1926 BBS ECL 19 40 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1927 BBS ECL 25 48 2 8 4 1 0 5 0 7 0 .167 — — — — -191.2
1928 BBS ECL 6 11 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .545 — — — — 0.0
1928 HIL EAS 13 35 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 HIL ANL 22 45 6 9 2 0 2 8 0 4 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 SLS NNL 24 37 7 8 1 2 1 4 0 10 0 .216 — — — — 0.0
1931 SLS NNL 13 30 3 8 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1932 HG EWL 28 85 15 34 10 1 1 18 1 16 0 .400 .275 (+45%) .335 (+48%) .391 (+47%) .726 (+47%) 750.4
1933 HG NN2 21 60 9 17 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 .283 .270 (+5%) .329 (+3%) .377 (+2%) .707 (+2%) 30.2
1934 HG IND 17 51 6 10 1 1 1 7 0 4 1 .196 .278 (-29%) .340 (-25%) .392 (-20%) .733 (-22%) -196.2
1935 HG NN2 24 44 8 14 2 0 1 13 0 5 0 .318 — — — — 111.1
1936 HG NN2 11 16 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1937 HG NN2 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1937 PC NN2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 332 715 102 185 39 7 11 99 4 82 7 .259 — — — — 142

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 NNC SLS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 6.0 14 7 1 8 10.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1930 NNC SLS 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 14 7 1 8 10.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16245708.292
Away274781210.255

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home953.0411015301.70
Away1671.0991520251.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-06-12 PTCNY5W 000000000
1937-06-07 PTCHOML 120000000
1937-06-05 PTCHOML 100000000
1937-05-20 HOMNW2L 110000000
1937-05-18 HOMNW2L 000000000
1936-09-07 HOMPTCL 101000000
1936-09-07 HOMPTCW 000000000
1936-08-19 HOMPH5L 000000000
1936-08-18 HOMPH5W 200000000
1936-08-07 HOMPH5L 300000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1937-06-12 PTCNY5 — 1.0120200
1937-06-07 PTCHOM L 4.0670331
1937-05-18 HOMNW2 — 1.0210000
1936-09-07 HOMPTC — 0.1320110
1936-08-19 HOMPH5 — 7.0040000
1935-09-02 HOMPTC W 7.11044240
1935-08-31 HOMPTC L 1.1070000
1935-08-25 HOMPH5 W 9.0940000
1935-08-17 HOMPTC W 8.0740230
1935-08-13 HOMBRN L 9.0742290

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 69 49 70 8 7 1
P 235 159 41 322 19 23
SS 2 1 3 3 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 CTS OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1922 CTS P 12 8 2 16 0 3
1923 MB P 27 17 9 53 6 1
1923 CAG P 4 4 2 3 0 0
1924 BBS OF 7 6 9 0 0 0
1924 BBS P 9 5 2 19 0 0
1925 BBS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS P 30 16 0 0 1 0
1926 BBS OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS P 17 11 1 31 0 1
1927 BBS P 23 15 5 34 4 5
1928 BBS P 5 5 0 10 0 1
1928 HIL OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1928 HIL P 9 8 1 20 2 2
1928 HIL SS 1 1 3 3 0 0
1929 HIL P 20 12 5 26 4 2
1929 HG P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1930 SLS OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1930 SLS P 19 13 4 30 1 1
1931 SLS OF 1 1 1 0 1 0
1931 SLS P 11 8 1 18 0 1
1932 HG OF 21 19 30 0 1 0
1932 HG P 8 6 3 13 0 1
1933 HG OF 15 12 15 6 3 0
1933 HG P 6 2 0 7 0 1
1934 HG OF 8 5 4 2 1 1
1934 HG P 9 9 3 22 1 1
1935 HG OF 3 1 1 0 1 0
1935 HG P 17 14 3 14 0 3
1935 HG SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 HG OF 5 3 6 0 0 0
1936 HG P 3 1 0 0 0 0
1937 HG P 3 2 0 6 0 0
1937 PC P 2 2 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 235
Shortstop 2
Left Field 18
Center Field 10
Right Field 41

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  4. 81
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  5. 80
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  6. 80
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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Strong

Was Joe Strong a pitcher?
Yes. Joe Strong pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 540 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Strong hit?
Joe Strong hit 11 career home runs with 185 hits.