Matt Chico vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Chico 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 4.95 and 1.577 for Matt Chico. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Matt Strahm

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
40.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
35.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Matt Strahm

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Matt Strahm

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
510.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
10.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
3.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA