Glen Cook vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Glen Cook
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Glen 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 9.45 and 1.800 for Glen Cook. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glen Cook and Matt Strahm

Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.93
11.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
42.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.775
1.775
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
36.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Glen Cook and Matt Strahm

Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glen Cook and Matt Strahm

Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA