Ralph Caldwell vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Ralph Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ralph Caldwell 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 4.2 and 1.413 for Ralph Caldwell. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
39.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
36.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
582.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
46.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA