Alex Main vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.36 and 1.127 for Matt Strahm. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Main and Matt Strahm

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.36
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
7.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
37.06
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.64
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
33.32
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Matt Strahm

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Matt Strahm

Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA