Lefty Capers vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Lefty Capers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Capers 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 3.86 and 1.262 for Lefty Capers. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Capers and Matt Strahm

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
8.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
34.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Lefty Capers and Matt Strahm

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Capers and Matt Strahm

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
261.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
21.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
12.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA