Jim Mains vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Jim Mains
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Mains 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 5.63 and 1.500 for Jim Mains. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mains and Matt Strahm

Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Mains and Matt Strahm

Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mains and Matt Strahm

Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA