Raul Alcantara vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Raul Alcantara
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Raul Alcantara 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 7.19 and 1.511 for Raul Alcantara. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Raul Alcantara and Matt Strahm

Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
40.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Raul Alcantara and Matt Strahm

Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Raul Alcantara and Matt Strahm

Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Alcantara
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA