Lefty Clarke vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Clarke 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. 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 Clarke and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
274.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA