Rip Coleman vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Rip Coleman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rip Coleman 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 4.58 and 1.670 for Rip Coleman. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Strahm

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
10.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
40.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
36.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Strahm

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Coleman and Matt Strahm

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
95
730.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
530.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
4.87
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-18.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
284.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
274.29
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA