King Cole vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

King 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Matt Strahm

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
8.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
3.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Matt Strahm

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Matt Strahm

King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.39
25.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
119.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
115.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
21.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
28.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA