Les Cain vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Les Cain 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 66), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 97). Les Cain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 117). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Matt Strahm

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
7.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
7.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
33.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Matt Strahm

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Matt Strahm

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
23.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
124.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
10.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA