Dave Cole vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Cole 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave Cole. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Matt Strahm

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
8.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
33.94
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Matt Strahm

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
6.87
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Matt Strahm

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.26
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
37.22
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA