Jack Chesbro vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Matt Strahm

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Matt Strahm

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Matt Strahm

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.83
34.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
127.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.82
32.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA