Ray Caldwell vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Ray Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ray 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. Ray Caldwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.261 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Ray Caldwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
1.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.57
52.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.8
75.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
3.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2089
8.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
2.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
4.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9094
36.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8293
33.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ray Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
187.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
6.87
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
96.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
251.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
364.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
348.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Caldwell and Matt Strahm

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
278.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
550.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
136.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
107.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
21.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
29.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.02
55.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
177.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
174.94
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
65.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
53.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
115.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.68
61.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
36.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
92.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
6.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
11.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.87
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
14.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.67
76.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA