Lefty Clay vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Lefty Clay
UnknownThrows LeftKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Clay 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 4.5 and 1.875 for Lefty Clay. 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 Clay and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
47.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clay and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clay and Matt Strahm

Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA