Dave Knight vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Knight 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 3.71 and 1.913 for Dave Knight. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Knight and Matt Strahm

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Dave Knight and Matt Strahm

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Knight and Matt Strahm

Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
25.81
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
31.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA