George Caster vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

George Caster
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

George Caster 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 4.54 and 1.500 for George Caster. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Caster and Matt Strahm

George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
2.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.78
33.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
4.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4133
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
9.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
3.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6096
39.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
5.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5474
35.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for George Caster and Matt Strahm

George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Caster and Matt Strahm

George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
380
485.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
561.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
103.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
86.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.99
25.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
120
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
127.66
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
31.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
47.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
79.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
22.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
22.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
169.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
George Caster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Caster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA