Ray Collins vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Ray Collins
Lost GenerationVermontThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ray Collins 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. Ray Collins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.51 and WHIP 1.134 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Ray Collins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Collins and Matt Strahm

Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.88
75.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4008
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1336
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
8.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.61
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5188
34.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.64
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4909
33.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.95
34.95
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ray Collins and Matt Strahm

Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
5.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
8.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
9.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.09
17.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Collins and Matt Strahm

Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
199
238.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
502.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
82.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
19.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.61
33.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
110.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
146.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.57
33.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
57.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
165.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ray Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
33.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA