Marion Cain vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Marion Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Marion 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 8.59 and 2.045 for Marion Cain. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marion Cain and Matt Strahm

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
13.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
44.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Marion Cain and Matt Strahm

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marion Cain and Matt Strahm

Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
117.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
133.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA