Aaron Cook vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Cook 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 112). Aaron Cook held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 108). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Cook and Matt Strahm

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.03
49.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
4.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1636
10.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
2.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6121
39.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
4.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5558
35.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Aaron Cook and Matt Strahm

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Cook and Matt Strahm

Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
272
345.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
484.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
73.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
16.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
102.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
24.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
57.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.7
13.57
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
164.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA