Jim Abbott vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 81). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Matt Strahm

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Matt Strahm

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Matt Strahm

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
263
6575
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA