Spoon Carter vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Spoon Carter 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 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Strahm

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Strahm

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Strahm

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.12
35.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
28.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA