Cal Crum vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Cal Crum
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal Crum 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 10.8 and 3.300 for Cal Crum. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Crum and Matt Strahm

Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
18.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.9
18.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
99.9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.04
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
24.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.3
24.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
86.4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.9
99.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Cal Crum and Matt Strahm

Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Crum and Matt Strahm

Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Crum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA