Jim Archer vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Matt Strahm

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Matt Strahm

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Matt Strahm

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA